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Heavy Rain Threat Along Central Gulf Coast and in the Pacific Northwest

Locally heavy rainfall and flash flooding remains likely along the central Gulf Coast into the weekend from southeast Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle. A strong cold front will bring heavy rain and some high elevation snow with the arrival of cooler temperatures to the Northwest through the weekend. Widespread elevated fire threat possible from the Great Basin into the northern/central Plains. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Mankato, Mankato Regional Airport (KMKT)

Lat: 44.22°NLon: 93.92°WElev: 1020ft.

Fair

82°F

28°C

Humidity 53%
Wind Speed S 17 G 25 mph
Barometer 29.75 in (1006.8 mb)
Dewpoint 63°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index83°F (28°C)
Last update 16 Sep 7:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Le Center MN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Showers
    Likely

    Low: 58 °F

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 10am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 69. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Showers
    Likely then
    Sunny

    High: 69 °F

  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Clear

    Low: 44 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Sunny

    High: 74 °F

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 62. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Clear

    Low: 62 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

    High: 86 °F

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 67 °F

  • Monday

    Monday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Chance
    Showers

    High: 84 °F

  • Monday
    Night

    Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Showers
    Likely

    Low: 55 °F

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 10am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 69. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 62. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 64. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 67. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Le Center MN
 44.4°N 93.74°W (Elev. 997 ft)
Last Update:
7:55 pm CDT Sep 16, 2021
Forecast Valid:
8pm CDT Sep 16, 2021-6pm CDT Sep 23, 2021
 
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