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Current conditions at

Albert Lea, Albert Lea Municipal Airport (KAEL)

Lat: 43.68°NLon: 93.37°WElev: 1260ft.

Mostly Cloudy

32°F

0°C

Humidity	69%
Wind Speed	NW 20 G 26 mph
Barometer	29.92 in
Dewpoint	23°F (-5°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	20°F (-7°C)
Last update	13 Mar 1:55 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Albert Lea MN

Winter Storm Warning March 15, 01:00am until March 16, 07:00am

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Winter Storm Warning

This Afternoon
High: 36 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 26 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Snow
Saturday
High: 37 °F
Chance Snow
Saturday Night
Low: 28 °F
Snow Likely
then Wintry
Mix and
Breezy
Sunday
High: 33 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
and Blowing
Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 4 °F
Snow Likely
and Blowing
Snow
Monday
High: 12 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
Monday Night
Low: -4 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 25 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of snow after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

Saturday

A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Snow likely before 1am, then rain and snow between 1am and 5am, then rain, snow and freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet after 5am. Low around 28. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Sunday

Snow, freezing rain and sleet, possibly mixed with rain before 9am, then snow, possibly mixed with sleet between 9am and 10am, then snow after 10am. The snow could be heavy at times. Patchy blowing snow before 7am, then widespread blowing snow after 9am. Temperature falling to around 27 by 5pm. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.

Sunday Night

Snow likely, mainly before 1am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 4. Windy, with a north northwest wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Monday

Patchy blowing snow before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday

A 30 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 25. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 18. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind around 5 mph.