Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the East

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected from the Upper Ohio Valley into the southern Mid-Atlantic today and portions of the central Appalachians and Carolinas on Saturday. Monsoonal moisture will bring a flash flooding threat to the Desert Southwest. Sweltering heat persists from the Plains to the southern Mid-Atlantic through tonight. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Albert Lea, Albert Lea Municipal Airport (KAEL)

Lat: 43.68°NLon: 93.37°WElev: 1260ft.

Fair

89°F

32°C

Humidity	62%
Wind Speed	SE 8 mph
Barometer	29.89 in
Dewpoint	74°F (23°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	98°F (37°C)
Last update	4 Sep 1:35 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Albert Lea MN

This Afternoon
High: 90 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 68 °F
Mostly Clear
then Patchy
Fog
Saturday
High: 83 °F
Patchy Fog
then Partly
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 66 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
T-storms
Sunday
High: 80 °F
Showers
Likely
Sunday Night
Low: 64 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Chance
Showers
Labor Day
High: 80 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Slight Chance
Showers
Monday Night
Low: 67 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
T-storms
Tuesday
High: 85 °F
Chance
Showers then
Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 98. Calm wind.

Tonight

Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.

Saturday

Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 83. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East southeast wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10am, then showers likely between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a chance of showers between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Labor Day

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a slight chance of showers between 7am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North northwest wind around 5 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North northwest wind around 5 mph.