Arctic Front Brings Winter Weather and Colder Temperatures to the Eastern U.S.

A series of cold fronts will bring heavy lake effect snow to the northern Great Lakes. The fronts will merge over the Ohio Valley and bring colder temperatures east of the Mississippi River later today into the end of the week. Additionally, wintry weather will develop over the Ohio Valley, Appalachians, and Northeast as rain switches over to snow tonight into Thursday morning. Read More >

Current conditions at

Mankato, Mankato Regional Airport (KMKT)

Lat: 44.22°NLon: 93.92°WElev: 1020ft.

Fair

19°F

-7°C

Humidity	54%
Wind Speed	N 17 mph
Barometer	30.24 in (1026.0 mb)
Dewpoint	5°F (-15°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	4°F (-16°C)
Last update	14 Jan 2:56 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Mankato MN

This Afternoon
High: 20 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 11 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Thursday
High: 33 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Chance Wintry
Mix
Thursday Night
Low: 29 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow
then Chance
Snow
Friday
High: 32 °F⇓
Snow Likely
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Friday Night
Low: 3 °F
Chance Snow
and Blustery
then Mostly
Cloudy
Saturday
High: 6 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday Night
Low: -4 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 19 °F
Slight Chance
Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 20. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with a low around 11. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.

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 rain before 8pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday

Snow likely, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow between 10am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 16 by 5pm. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 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 before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 6. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Northwest wind around 15 mph.

M.L.King Day

Partly sunny, with a high near 9. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. West wind 5 to 10 mph.