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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Albert Lea, Albert Lea Municipal Airport (KAEL)

Lat: 43.68°NLon: 93.37°WElev: 1260ft.

Fair with Haze

66°F

19°C

Humidity NA
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.14 in
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility 4.00 mi
Last update 20 Aug 7:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSE Albert Lea MN

  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 79 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 4am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 61. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Areas of fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 77 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 77 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. West northwest wind around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 56 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 61. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. West northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 65. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSE Albert Lea MN
 43.62°N 93.36°W (Elev. 1260 ft)
5:48 am CDT Aug 20, 2025
7am CDT Aug 20, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 26, 2025
 
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