7-Day Zone Forecast for Rice County (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Rice County
Issued by: National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen, MN
Last Update: 642 PM CST Fri Jan 9 2026
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Tonight: Decreasing clouds. Chance of flurries in the late evening and early morning. Lows around 20. West winds up to 10 mph.

Saturday: Colder. Mostly sunny with chance of flurries in the morning, then mostly cloudy with slight chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 20s. West winds 5 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow 20 percent.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows around 12. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s. West winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Not as cold. Partly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the mid 20s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

Monday: Not as cold. Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the mid 30s.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain. Near steady temperature in the upper 30s.

Tuesday Night: Colder. Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow in the evening, then chance of snow after midnight. Lows in the lower 20s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

Wednesday: Colder. Partly sunny. Near steady temperature in the mid 20s.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows around 14.

Thursday: Partly sunny. Chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 20s. Chance of snow 30 percent.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Lows in the lower 20s.

Friday: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow. Highs in the upper 20s.







Zone Forecast: Rice County

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