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Wadena, MN Weather

It is 46°F and cloudy in Wadena, MN, observed at 8:15 AM CDT. Today: Rain, high 59°F, low 32°F. Hourly and 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service. Times are local (CDT).

Wadena, MN current weather

46°F

Cloudy

H 59° / L 32°Feels like 42°

Observed at Wadena Municipal Airport (3.7 mi away), 10/28/2026, 8:15 AM CDT

Hourly forecast

NWS, updated 10/28/2026, 6:36 AM PT

  1. Now46°
  2. 9 AM50°
  3. 10 AM54°
  4. 11 AM59°19%
  5. 12 PM59°26%
  6. 1 PM56°41%
  7. 2 PM57°80%
  8. 3 PM56°68%
  9. 4 PM55°74%
  10. 5 PM55°42%
  11. 6 PM54°
  12. 7 PM52°
  13. 8 PM49°
  14. 9 PM47°
  15. 10 PM45°
  16. 11 PM44°
  17. Thu12 AM42°
  18. 1 AM41°
  19. 2 AM40°
  20. 3 AM38°
  21. 4 AM37°
  22. 5 AM36°
  23. 6 AM35°
  24. 7 AM33°
  25. 8 AM32°
  26. 9 AM34°
  27. 10 AM40°
  28. 11 AM44°
  29. 12 PM45°
  30. 1 PM48°
  31. 2 PM49°
  32. 3 PM49°
  33. 4 PM50°
  34. 5 PM49°
  35. 6 PM47°
  36. 7 PM45°
  37. 8 PM42°
  38. 9 PM40°
  39. 10 PM40°
  40. 11 PM39°
  41. Fri12 AM38°
  42. 1 AM37°
  43. 2 AM36°
  44. 3 AM35°
  45. 4 AM34°
  46. 5 AM33°
  47. 6 AM32°
  48. 7 AM32°

7-day forecast

Tap a day for details

  • Today10/2880% chance of precipitationLow 32°High 59°

    Today: A chance of rain between 11am and 1pm, then rain and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cloudy. High near 59, with temperatures falling to around 55 in the afternoon. South wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 32, with temperatures rising to around 36 overnight. West northwest wind 6 to 9 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Rain
  • Thu10/29Low 32°High 51°

    Thursday: Mostly sunny. High near 51, with temperatures falling to around 49 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. North northwest wind 0 to 3 mph.

    Mostly Sunny
  • Fri10/30Low 32°High 54°

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 54. East wind 1 to 5 mph.

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. East wind around 3 mph.

    Sunny
  • Sat10/3114% chance of precipitationLow 45°High 56°

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56. East southeast wind 3 to 9 mph.

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Partly Sunny
  • Sun11/119% chance of precipitationLow 48°High 61°

    Sunday: A slight chance of rain before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. South southeast wind 3 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Slight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy
  • Mon11/243% chance of precipitationLow 43°High 59°

    Monday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. East southeast wind 5 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Monday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. East northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Chance Light Rain
  • Tue11/335% chance of precipitationLow 38°High 55°

    Tuesday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Northeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Tuesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. East wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Chance Light Rain

Forecast for 46.454, -95.135 from the NWS FGF office, updated 10/28/2026, 6:36 AM PT · Official forecast on weather.gov

From the National Weather Service; may be delayed. Not for life-safety decisions. In an emergency, call 911.

Next 6 hours

NWS hourly forecast

  1. Now46°Mostly Cloudy4%6 mph
  2. 9 AM50°Mostly Cloudy5%7 mph
  3. 10 AM54°Mostly Cloudy6%9 mph
  4. 11 AM59°Slight Chance Light Rain19%10 mph
  5. 12 PM59°Chance Light Rain26%9 mph
  6. 1 PM56°Chance Light Rain41%9 mph

Hourly details

Next 7 days: temperature chart, feels like, rain and snow amounts, sky cover, wind and gustsShow
30°48°65°0%100%WedThuFriSatSunMonTue59°44°50°32°54°32°55°32°60°46°58°48°54°43°

Line: temperature °F. Bars: chance of precipitation.

  1. WedNow46°Feels 43°4% Sky 85%6
  2.  9 AM50°Feels 47°5% Sky 85%7g13
  3.  10 AM54° 6% Sky 86%9g16
  4.  11 AM59° 19% Sky 88%10g17
  5.  12 PM59° 26% Sky 91%9g16
  6.  1 PM56° 41%0.03"Sky 90%9g17
  7.  2 PM57° 80%0.03"Sky 90%8g15
  8.  3 PM56° 68%0.03"Sky 89%8g13
  9.  4 PM55° 74%0.03"Sky 88%6g14
  10.  5 PM55° 42%0.03"Sky 87%7g14
  11.  6 PM54° 8%0.03"Sky 80%6g13
  12.  7 PM52° 1% Sky 74%6g12
  13.  8 PM49°Feels 46°2% Sky 67%7g13
  14.  9 PM47°Feels 43°1% Sky 55%8g15
  15.  10 PM45°Feels 41°0% Sky 49%8g14
  16.  11 PM44°Feels 39°1% Sky 43%8g15
  17. Thu 10/2912 AM42°Feels 36°0% Sky 41%9g15
  18.  1 AM41°Feels 36°0% Sky 40%8g16
  19.  2 AM40°Feels 35°0% Sky 40%8g14
  20.  3 AM38°Feels 33°0% Sky 40%7g14
  21.  4 AM37°Feels 32°0% Sky 40%7g14
  22.  5 AM36°Feels 30°0% Sky 40%7g12
  23.  6 AM35°Feels 30°0% Sky 40%6
  24.  7 AM33°Feels 28°0% Sky 40%6g12
  25.  8 AM32°Feels 26°0% Sky 36%6g13
  26.  9 AM34°Feels 28°0% Sky 33%7g15
  27.  10 AM40°Feels 34°0% Sky 29%9g17
  28.  11 AM44°Feels 38°0% Sky 27%10g18
  29.  12 PM45°Feels 40°0% Sky 24%10g18
  30.  1 PM48°Feels 43°0% Sky 22%10g18
  31.  2 PM49°Feels 45°0% Sky 26%10g18
  32.  3 PM49°Feels 45°0% Sky 32%9g16
  33.  4 PM50°Feels 47°0% Sky 34%8g15
  34.  5 PM49° 0% Sky 42%6g13
  35.  6 PM47° 0% Sky 51%3g8
  36.  7 PM45° 0% Sky 59%2
  37.  8 PM42° 0% Sky 80%0
  38.  9 PM40° 0% Sky 74%0
  39.  10 PM40° 0% Sky 68%0
  40.  11 PM39° 0% Sky 63%0
  41. Fri 10/3012 AM38° 0% Sky 58%0
  42.  1 AM37° 0% Sky 53%0
  43.  2 AM36° 0% Sky 51%0
  44.  3 AM35° 0% Sky 48%0
  45.  4 AM34° 0% Sky 46%0
  46.  5 AM33° 0% Sky 42%0
  47.  6 AM32° 0% Sky 39%1
  48.  7 AM32° 0% Sky 35%1
  49.  8 AM34° 0% Sky 31%2
  50.  9 AM37° 0% Sky 27%2g7
  51.  10 AM40° 0% Sky 23%3g8
  52.  11 AM44° 0% Sky 19%3g9
  53.  12 PM48° 0% Sky 16%5g10
  54.  1 PM51° 0% Sky 12%5g12
  55.  2 PM53° 0% Sky 13%5g12
  56.  3 PM54° 0% Sky 13%5g12
  57.  4 PM53° 0% Sky 14%5g12
  58.  5 PM52° 0% Sky 15%5g10
  59.  6 PM50° 0% Sky 17%3g8
  60.  7 PM47° 0% Sky 18%3
  61.  8 PM44° 0% Sky 22%3
  62.  9 PM41° 0% Sky 26%2
  63.  10 PM38° 0% Sky 30%2
  64.  11 PM37° 0% Sky 37%2
  65. Sat 10/3112 AM36° 0% Sky 45%2
  66.  1 AM35° 0% Sky 52%2
  67.  2 AM34° 0% Sky 55%2
  68.  3 AM33°Feels 30°0% Sky 57%3
  69.  4 AM33°Feels 30°0% Sky 60%3
  70.  5 AM32°Feels 29°0% Sky 60%3
  71.  6 AM32°Feels 29°0% Sky 61%3
  72.  7 AM33°Feels 30°6% Sky 61%3g8
  73.  8 AM35°Feels 32°6% Sky 60%3g9
  74.  9 AM38°Feels 34°6% Sky 59%5g12
  75.  10 AM42°Feels 38°6% Sky 58%6g13
  76.  11 AM46°Feels 42°6% Sky 58%7g15
  77.  12 PM50°Feels 47°6% Sky 58%8g16
  78.  1 PM53° 12% Sky 58%9g17
  79.  2 PM55° 12% Sky 63%9g18
  80.  3 PM55° 12% Sky 69%9g18
  81.  4 PM55° 12% Sky 74%9g17
  82.  5 PM54° 12% Sky 77%8g16
  83.  6 PM53° 12% Sky 80%7g14
  84.  7 PM51° 11% Sky 83%6g13
  85.  8 PM49° 11% Sky 83%6g13
  86.  9 PM48° 11% Sky 83%5g12
  87.  10 PM47° 11% Sky 83%5g12
  88.  11 PM47° 11% Sky 83%5g10
  89. Sun 11/112 AM47° 11% Sky 83%3g10
  90.  1 AM47° 14% Sky 89%3g9
  91.  1 AM47° 14% Sky 89%3g9
  92.  2 AM46° 14% Sky 89%3g8
  93.  3 AM46° 14% Sky 89%3g8
  94.  4 AM46° 14% Sky 89%3g8
  95.  5 AM46° 14% Sky 89%3g8
  96.  6 AM47° 15% Sky 81%3g8
  97.  7 AM48° 15% Sky 81%3g9
  98.  8 AM49° 15% Sky 81%5g10
  99.  9 AM51° 15% Sky 81%6g13
  100.  10 AM53° 15% Sky 81%7g15
  101.  11 AM56° 15% Sky 81%8g16
  102.  12 PM58° 10% Sky 64%9g17
  103.  1 PM59° 10% Sky 64%9g18
  104.  2 PM60° 10% Sky 64%9g18
  105.  3 PM60° 10% Sky 64%8g17
  106.  4 PM59° 10% Sky 64%7g16
  107.  5 PM58° 10% Sky 64%7g14
  108.  6 PM56° 18% Sky 71%6g13
  109.  7 PM55° 18% Sky 71%6g12
  110.  8 PM53° 18% Sky 71%5g10
  111.  9 PM52° 18% Sky 71%5g10
  112.  10 PM51° 18% Sky 71%5g10
  113.  11 PM51° 18% Sky 71%3g9
  114. Mon 11/212 AM51° 19% Sky 80%3g9
  115.  1 AM51° 19% Sky 80%3g9
  116.  2 AM50° 19% Sky 80%3g9
  117.  3 AM50° 19% Sky 80%3g9
  118.  4 AM50° 19% Sky 80%3g9
  119.  5 AM49° 19% Sky 80%3g9
  120.  6 AM49° 22% Sky 91%5g10
  121.  7 AM49° 22% Sky 91%6g12
  122.  8 AM50°Feels 47°22% Sky 91%7g14
  123.  9 AM51° 22% Sky 91%8g15
  124.  10 AM53° 22% Sky 91%9g16
  125.  11 AM54° 22% Sky 91%9g18
  126.  12 PM56° 43% Sky 77%10g20
  127.  1 PM57° 43% Sky 77%12g21
  128.  2 PM58° 43% Sky 77%12g21
  129.  3 PM58° 43% Sky 77%12g21
  130.  4 PM57° 43% Sky 77%10g21
  131.  5 PM56° 43% Sky 77%9g20
  132.  6 PM54° 41% Sky 86%8g18
  133.  7 PM52° 41% Sky 86%8g17
  134.  8 PM50°Feels 47°41% Sky 86%8g16
  135.  9 PM49°Feels 46°41% Sky 86%8g15
  136.  10 PM48°Feels 44°41% Sky 86%8g14
  137.  11 PM48°Feels 45°41% Sky 86%7g14
  138. Tue 11/312 AM47°Feels 44°35% Sky 83%7g14
  139.  1 AM46°Feels 42°35% Sky 83%7g14
  140.  2 AM46°Feels 42°35% Sky 83%8g15
  141.  3 AM45°Feels 41°35% Sky 83%8g15
  142.  4 AM44°Feels 39°35% Sky 83%8g15
  143.  5 AM43°Feels 38°35% Sky 83%9g16
  144.  6 AM43°Feels 38°35% Sky 82%9g16
  145.  7 AM44°Feels 39°35% Sky 82%9g17
  146.  8 AM45°Feels 40°35% Sky 82%10g18
  147.  9 AM47°Feels 42°35% Sky 82%10g20
  148.  10 AM49°Feels 45°35% Sky 82%10g21
  149.  11 AM51° 35% Sky 82%12g21
  150.  12 PM52° 28% Sky 72%12g21
  151.  1 PM53° 28% Sky 72%12g21
  152.  2 PM54° 28% Sky 72%12g21
  153.  3 PM54° 28% Sky 72%12g21
  154.  4 PM53° 28% Sky 72%10g20
  155.  5 PM52° 28% Sky 72%9g18
  156.  6 PM50°Feels 47°27% Sky 76%8g16

Temperature °F · chance of precipitation · amount in inches (T = trace) · sky cover · wind and gusts (g) in mph

NWS hourly forecast updated 10/28/2026, 6:36 AM PT

Radar and satellite

National radar

NEXRAD (last 50 min) and GOES

Latest

Rain and snow totals

Next 3 days, NWS forecast grid

Rain (liquid)
0.18 in
Snow
0.00 in
Ice
0.00 in

Nearby hazards

Minnesota hazards

Severe storm and flash flood outlooks, expected rain, river flooding and wildfires near this area

  • Severe storm outlook today:Marginal risk (level 1 of 5)Outlook map
  • Excessive rainfall outlook (flash flood risk):Could not check the Weather Prediction Center outlook right now.
  • River gauges within 40 miles at or above flood stage: None reported
  • Active wildfires within 50 miles: Hwy 87 Fire (50 acres), Golf Course Fire (4 acres)

UV and air quality forecast

EPA and AirNow

AQI forecast today (West Central Minnesota)
53ModeratePM2.5
AQI forecast tomorrow (West Central Minnesota)
GoodOzone

UV index guide · Air quality

Drought

By county

Wadena County, week of 10/20/2026

100% of the county is in moderate drought or worse.

Sun and moon

Local time, center of the area

Sunrise
7:56 AM
Sunset
6:11 PM
Daylight
10 hr 15 min
Moon
Waning Gibbous 93% lit
First light (civil dawn)
7:25 AM
Last light (civil dusk)
6:42 PM
Moonrise
7:20 PM
Moonset
11:20 AM

Normal October weather

Climate

Normal October high 54°, low 34°, precipitation 2.84 in for the month. 1991 to 2020 normals at Wadena 3 S, 4 mi away.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the weather in Wadena, MN right now?
The latest observation from Wadena Municipal Airport was 46°F and cloudy, reported at 10/28/2026, 8:15 AM CDT.
What is the high temperature today in Wadena, MN?
The National Weather Service forecast for today calls for a high near 59°F. Rain.
Will it rain in Wadena, MN in the next 24 hours?
The hourly forecast shows an 80% chance of precipitation around 10/28/2026, 2:00 PM CDT.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Wadena, MN today?
Sunrise is about 7:56 AM CDT and sunset is about 6:11 PM CDT (calculated for the center of the area, within a few minutes).
What is the normal October weather in Wadena, MN?
At Wadena 3 S, the 1991 to 2020 normal high in October is 54°F and the normal low is 34°F.

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