Lake-Effect Snow through Friday; Strong Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper-like system will drop down from Canada on Thursday, bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains Thursday afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

Current conditions at

Mankato, Mankato Regional Airport (KMKT)

Lat: 44.22°NLon: 93.92°WElev: 1020ft.

Fair

15°F

-9°C

Humidity	70%
Wind Speed	NW 9 mph
Barometer	30.27 in (1027.2 mb)
Dewpoint	7°F (-14°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	3°F (-16°C)
Last update	14 Jan 7:56 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles S Mankato MN

Tonight
Low: 10 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Thursday
High: 33 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Chance Wintry
Mix
Thursday Night
Low: 29 °F
Chance Wintry
Mix then Snow
Likely and
Blustery
Friday
High: 31 °F⇓
Snow Likely
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Friday Night
Low: 2 °F
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Saturday
High: 5 °F
Cold and
Blustery
Saturday Night
Low: -5 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 18 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: -2 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with a low around 10. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Thursday

A chance of snow before 5pm, then a chance of freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night

A chance of freezing rain before 8pm, then snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday

Snow likely, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow between 8am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 16 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Patchy blowing snow between 10pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northwest wind around 15 mph.

M.L.King Day

Partly sunny, with a high near 8. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 18. West wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 22. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.