Weather

Conditions and forecast for Saint Cloud, MN
[Back to list of cities]


Conditions

Updated: 9:35 PM CDT on May 27, 2012
Temperature 66°F
Humidity 94%
Dew Point 64°F
Wind SSW at 58 mph
Pressure 29.58 in (Rising)
Conditions Light Rain
Visibility 0.8 miles
Clouds Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 2100 ft
Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 5000 ft
Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 6000 ft
Yesterday's Maximum 63°F
Yesterday's Minimum 52°F
Sunrise05:34 AM (CDT)
Sunset08:54 PM (CDT)
Moon Rise11:51 AM (CDT)
Moon Set12:51 AM (CDT)
Moon Phase


Local Radar


Local Satellite

Forecast as of 10:00 PM CDT on May 27, 2012


Flash Flood Watch in effect through Monday morning...

Sunday
Overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain, then thunderstorms in the afternoon. High of 90F. Breezy. Winds from the SSW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 60%.

Sunday Night
Overcast with thunderstorms, then thunderstorms and rain showers after midnight. Low of 57F. Winds from the SW at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 100% with rainfall amounts near 1.7 in. possible.

Monday
Overcast in the morning, then partly cloudy. High of 75F. Breezy. Winds from the WSW at 10 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20%.

Monday Night
Partly cloudy. Low of 50F. Breezy. Winds from the WSW at 10 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20%.

Tuesday
Partly cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. High of 59F. Breezy. Winds from the West at 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20%.

Tuesday Night
Overcast in the evening, then partly cloudy. Low of 43F. Winds from the NW at 5 to 20 mph.

Wednesday
Partly cloudy. High of 59F. Winds from the NNW at 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy in the evening, then overcast with a chance of rain. Low of 43F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 20%.

Thursday
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly cloudy. High of 63F. Winds less than 5 mph.

Thursday Night
Partly cloudy. Fog overnight. Low of 45F. Winds from the SW at 5 to 10 mph.

Friday
Partly cloudy. High of 72F. Winds less than 5 mph.

Friday Night
Mostly cloudy. Low of 52F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday
Mostly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. High of 72F. Winds from the South at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20%.

Saturday Night
Partly cloudy with a chance of rain. Low of 55F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50%.

Sunday
Mostly cloudy. High of 73F. Winds from the SSE at 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. Low of 63F. Winds from the South at 5 to 10 mph shifting to the NW after midnight. Chance of rain 40%.

Monday
Partly cloudy with a chance of rain. High of 75F. Winds from the ENE at 5 to 10 mph shifting to the SSE in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20%.

Monday Night
Clear. Low of 59F. Winds less than 5 mph.

Tuesday
Partly cloudy. High of 75F. Winds less than 5 mph.

Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy. Low of 61F. Winds less than 5 mph.

Wednesday
Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. High of 72F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 20%.

Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. Low of 57F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 40%.

Thursday
Clear. High of 73F. Winds less than 5 mph.

Thursday Night
Clear. Low of 57F. Winds less than 5 mph.


Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Statement Issued: 9:40 PM CDT on May 27, 2012

... A Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for eastern
Stearns... western Sherburne... southwestern Morrison and Benton
counties until 1030 PM CDT...

At 934 PM CDT... trained weather spotters reported a line of severe
thunderstorms producing destructive winds in excess of 70 mph. These
storms were located along a line extending from Albany to Sartell to
Clear Lake... moving north at 40 mph. Penny size hail may also
accompany these damaging winds.

Locations impacted include...
Freeport... Santiago... St Stephen... parent... Glendorado...
Holdingford... Mayhew... Rice... Foley... Ronneby... Upsala... Gilman...
Royalton... Elmdale and Little Rock.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

This is a dangerous situation. If you are in the path of this
storm... prepare immediately for destructive winds... which can uproot
trees... down power lines... and cause damage to roofs and windows.
Evacuate Mobile homes as they may be overturned. Hail is also
expected... which can cause damage to vehicles and windows. Seek
shelter now inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows.

This storm has a history of producing widespread wind damage. This
is an extremely dangerous situation. Seek shelter now inside a
sturdy structure and stay away from windows!


Lat... Lon 4577 9376 4565 9375 4534 9384 4539 9392
      4538 9396 4542 9405 4537 9409 4544 9428
      4543 9483 4578 9467 4578 9465 4585 9463
      4587 9416
time... Mot... loc 0239z 192deg 33kt 4564 9464 4565 9422
          4553 9391
wind... hail 70mph 0.75in


Jlt





Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Statement Issued: 9:03 PM CDT on May 27, 2012

Severe Thunderstorm Watch 307 remains in effect until 100 am CDT
for the following locations


MN
. Minnesota counties included are

Aitkin Anoka Benton
Blue Earth Brown Carver
Cass Chippewa Chisago
Crow Wing Dakota Douglas
Faribault Freeborn Goodhue
Hennepin Isanti Kanabec
Kandiyohi Lac Qui Parle Le Sueur
McLeod Martin Meeker
Mille Lacs Morrison Nicollet
Pine Pope Ramsey
Redwood Renville Rice
Scott Sherburne Sibley
Stearns Steele Stevens
swift Todd Waseca
Washington Watonwan Wright
Yellow Medicine





Flash Flood Watch
Statement Issued: 4:26 PM CDT on May 27, 2012

... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through Monday morning...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* portions of Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin... including the
following areas... in Minnesota... Anoka... Benton... Blue Earth...
   Brown... Carver... Chisago... Dakota... Hennepin... Isanti...
Kanabec... Kandiyohi... Le Sueur... Martin... McLeod... Meeker...
Mille Lacs... Morrison... Nicollet... Ramsey... Redwood...
Renville... Scott... Sherburne... Sibley... Stearns... Washington...
   Watonwan and Wright. In northwest Wisconsin... Polk.

* Through Monday morning

* widespread rainfall totals of one to three inches are likely
tonight. The heavy rain may fall in a short period of time.

* Flooding is possible in low lying and poor drainage areas.
Heavy rainfall in short periods of time frequently cause urban
flooding and can wash out rural roads. Any ground that is
saturated will add to flooding potential. In addition to the
threat of flash flooding... the heavy rains could also result
in flooding along area creeks and rivers.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should flash flood warnings be issued.





908 am CDT sun may 27 2012

The National Weather Service in Chanhassen has issued a
* Flood Watch for
the Mississippi River at St cloud
* from Thursday afternoon until further notice.
* At 8:15 am Sunday the stage was 7.2 feet.
* Minor flooding is possible.
* Forecast... flood stage may be reached by Thursday early afternoon.





Weather blog

Updraft

Minnesota Public Radio chief meteorologist Paul Huttner blogs about our region's favorite conversation starter.

Become a Sponsor