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Elk River, MN weather

It is 50°F and cloudy at Princeton as of Oct 28, 12:35 AM CDT. Overnight: Patchy Fog, low near 46°F, 7% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 12:11 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 1:28 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

50°F

Cloudy · feels like 48°F

Wind

SSW 5 mph

Humidity 93% · dew point 48°F

Pressure · visibility

30.04 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Princeton (KPNM), Oct 28, 12:35 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Elk River forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS MPX forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the MPX office near Elk River.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Minnesota.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Elk River (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 1 AM49°FCloudy7%SSW 5 mph
Wed 2 AM48°FPatchy Fog6%SW 5 mph
Wed 3 AM48°FPatchy Fog6%SSW 5 mph
Wed 4 AM48°FPatchy Fog6%SSW 5 mph
Wed 5 AM48°FPatchy Fog6% 0 mph
Wed 6 AM47°FPatchy Fog8% 0 mph
Wed 7 AM47°FPatchy Fog10%SSE 5 mph
Wed 8 AM48°FPatchy Fog10%SSE 5 mph
Wed 9 AM50°FCloudy12%SE 5 mph
Wed 10 AM55°FCloudy11%SSE 5 mph
Wed 11 AM57°FCloudy10%SSE 10 mph
Wed 12 PM60°FSlight Chance Rain Showers23%SSE 10 mph
Wed 1 PM63°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms41%SSE 10 mph
Wed 2 PM64°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms48%SSE 10 mph
Wed 3 PM64°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely56%SSE 10 mph
Wed 4 PM65°FShowers And Thunderstorms86%S 10 mph
Wed 5 PM63°FShowers And Thunderstorms95%S 10 mph
Wed 6 PM62°FShowers And Thunderstorms90%SSW 10 mph
Wed 7 PM61°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely57%SW 5 mph
Wed 8 PM58°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms29%W 5 mph
Wed 9 PM56°FMostly Cloudy14%WNW 5 mph
Wed 10 PM55°FMostly Cloudy3%WNW 5 mph
Wed 11 PM53°FMostly Cloudy0%WNW 5 mph
Thu 12 AM50°FPartly Cloudy0%WNW 5 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Elk River can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 46°F

Patchy fog after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 46. South southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.

Wednesday

High 66°F·Low 40°F

Patchy fog before 9am, then a slight chance of rain showers between noon and 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. High near 66, with temperatures falling to around 63 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday

High 57°F·Low 37°F

Sunny, with a high near 57. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: Areas of fog after 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday

High 57°F·Low 37°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Saturday

High 58°F·Low 46°F

A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday

High 62°F·Low 48°F

A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday

High 60°F·Low 43°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday

High 56°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Elk River is served by the National Weather Service MPX forecast office, forecast zone MNZ051, county zone MNC141.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Elk River (45.3322, -93.5665), in Sherburne County. Population: 27,606 (2024 estimate), number 38 of the 61 Minnesota cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KMPX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/45.3322,-93.5665 (forecast issued Oct 28, 12:11 AM CDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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