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Current conditions at

Mankato, Mankato Regional Airport (KMKT)

Lat: 44.22°NLon: 93.92°WElev: 1020ft.

Overcast

30°F

-1°C

Humidity	69%
Wind Speed	SE 10 mph
Barometer	30.10 in (1020.8 mb)
Dewpoint	21°F (-6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	21°F (-6°C)
Last update	14 Mar 9:56 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Mapleton MN

Blizzard Warning March 15, 10:00am until March 16, 04:00am

Winter Storm Warning March 14, 07:00pm until March 15, 10:00am

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Blizzard Warning

Winter Storm Warning

Today
High: 39 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Tonight
Low: 28 °F
Breezy.
Chance Snow
then Wintry
Mix
Sunday
High: 29 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
and Blowing
Snow then
Heavy Snow
and Blowing
Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 3 °F
Chance Snow
and Blowing
Snow
Monday
High: 12 °F
Areas Blowing
Snow and
Blustery
Monday Night
Low: -3 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
then Mostly
Clear
Tuesday
High: 27 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 25 °F
Snow Likely
Wednesday
High: 41 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

A slight chance of snow before 3pm, then a slight chance of snow after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight

Rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 5am, then rain, snow, and sleet. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 28. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 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 less than one inch possible.

Sunday

Snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain and sleet before 10am, then snow, possibly mixed with sleet between 10am and 11am, then snow after 11am. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 11am. Temperature falling to around 25 by 5pm. Windy, with a north northeast wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Sunday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow before 1am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -18. Windy, with a north northwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Monday

Areas of blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 12. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -3. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday

A 40 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 27. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Snow likely, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 25. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday

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

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. South southwest wind around 10 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.