Prolonged Atmospheric River in the Pacific Northwest; Snow and High Winds in the North-Central U.S.

A prolonged atmospheric river will continue impacting the Pacific Northwest with heavy rainfall which has lead to areas of urban and river flooding along with gusty winds into Thursday. A clipper will bring heavy snow, some mixed wintry precipitation, and gusty to high winds across the northern Plains, Upper Midwest, and the Great Lakes into Thursday morning. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Mankato, Mankato Regional Airport (KMKT)

Lat: 44.22°NLon: 93.92°WElev: 1020ft.

Fog/Mist

26°F

-3°C

Humidity	96%
Wind Speed	S 9 mph
Barometer	29.66 in (1006.0 mb)
Dewpoint	25°F (-4°C)
Visibility	3.00 mi
Wind Chill	17°F (-8°C)
Last update	9 Dec 9:56 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles S Mankato MN

Winter Storm Watch December 9, 09:00pm until December 10, 12:00pm

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Winter Storm Watch

Today
High: 37 °F
Cloudy then
Wintry Mix
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 18 °F
Wintry Mix
Likely and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday
High: 23 °F⇓
Blustery.
Cloudy then
Slight Chance
Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 6 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 19 °F
Chance Snow
Thursday Night
Low: 4 °F
Chance Snow
Friday
High: 13 °F⇓
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy and
Blustery
Friday Night
Low: -8 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Snow
Saturday
High: 2 °F
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today

A chance of snow and freezing rain before 2pm, then rain or freezing rain likely between 2pm and 3pm, then rain after 3pm. High near 37. Breezy, with a southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tonight

Drizzle likely before 11pm, then a chance of drizzle, snow, and freezing rain between 11pm and midnight, then snow likely after midnight. Patchy blowing snow between midnight and 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 18. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 30 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 23 by noon, then falling to around 17 during the remainder of the day. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday

A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the morning.

Thursday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the evening. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 13 by 8am, then falling to around 3 during the remainder of the day. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 2. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -15. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 8. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. South wind around 10 mph.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 21. South wind around 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.