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Heavy Precipitation in the West; Wintry Mix in the North; Fire Weather in the High Plains

Pacific moisture will continue to bring locally heavy coastal/lower elevation rain and heavy mountain snow to the West Coast and portions of the Intermountain West through Monday. A wintry mix will create hazardous travel across the northern Plains and Upper Midwest into early Monday. Dry, gusty winds are resulting in elevated to critical fire weather in the south/central High Plains. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Albert Lea, Albert Lea Municipal Airport (KAEL)

Lat: 43.68°NLon: 93.37°WElev: 1260ft.

Overcast and Breezy

31°F

-1°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed S 22 mph
Barometer 29.68 in
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill18°F (-8°C)
Last update 4 Jan 4:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Kiester MN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog between midnight and 4am. Areas of freezing fog after 4am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Areas
    Freezing Fog
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy fog between 10am and noon. Areas of freezing fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 37. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 37 °F

    Areas
    Freezing Fog
    and Patchy
    Fog then
    Cloudy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after midnight. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

    Low: 31 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Slight
    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 43. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. South wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog between midnight and 4am. Areas of freezing fog after 4am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Monday
Patchy fog between 10am and noon. Areas of freezing fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 37. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain after midnight. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Tuesday
Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 43. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. South wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. West wind around 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Kiester MN
 43.54°N 93.72°W (Elev. 1243 ft)
Last Update:
4:37 pm CST Jan 4, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm CST Jan 4, 2026-6pm CST Jan 11, 2026
 
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