| NWS Forecast for: Rice County Issued by: National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen, MN Last Update: 342 PM CDT Wed Apr 8 2026 |  |
| Tonight: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers early in the evening, then clear in the late evening and overnight. Lows in the lower 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Thursday: Cooler. Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs around 50. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Thursday Night: Decreasing clouds. A 30 percent chance of rain showers. Lows around 30. Northwest winds up to 5 mph. Friday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph. Friday Night: Increasing clouds. Lows in the lower 30s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight. Saturday: Partly sunny. Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s. Chance of thunderstorms 50 percent. Saturday Night: Warmer. Rain showers and chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then rain showers after midnight. Near steady temperature in the mid 50s. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Sunday: Breezy, warmer. Rain showers in the morning, then rain showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of showers 80 percent. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of showers 40 percent. Monday: Mostly sunny. Chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of showers 50 percent. Monday Night: Colder. Rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Tuesday: Much cooler. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers. Highs around 50. Tuesday Night: Colder. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers and snow showers. Lows in the upper 20s. Wednesday: Partly sunny. Chance of snow showers and rain showers in the morning. Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. | |
| Zone Forecast: Rice County | |
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