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Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Albert Lea, Albert Lea Municipal Airport (KAEL)

Lat: 43.68°NLon: 93.37°WElev: 1260ft.

Overcast

49°F

9°C

Humidity	90%
Wind Speed	SE 12 mph
Barometer	29.90 in
Dewpoint	46°F (8°C)
Visibility	9.00 mi
Wind Chill	44°F (7°C)
Last update	5 Mar 4:35 pm CST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ENE Kiester MN

Tonight
Low: 45 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Showers
Friday
High: 58 °F
Showers
Friday Night
Low: 28 °F
Showers then
Chance Wintry
Mix and
Blustery
Saturday
High: 42 °F
Decreasing
Clouds and
Breezy then
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 35 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 63 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 45 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 61 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 41 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3am. Low around 45. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 58. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night

Rain and snow showers before 4am, then a slight chance of snow showers and freezing rain between 4am and 5am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 5am. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 28. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday

Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 63. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 45. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. South southeast wind around 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night

A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 25. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.