Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Mankato, Mankato Regional Airport (KMKT)

Lat: 44.22°NLon: 93.92°WElev: 1020ft.

Light Snow

16°F

-9°C

Humidity	92%
Wind Speed	SW 6 mph
Barometer	29.85 in (1013.1 mb)
Dewpoint	14°F (-10°C)
Visibility	9.00 mi
Wind Chill	7°F (-14°C)
Last update	21 Jan 7:56 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Mankato MN

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 09:00pm until January 24, 12:00pm

Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 09:00am until January 21, 06:00pm

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Extreme Cold Watch

Winter Weather Advisory

Today
High: 27 °F
Snow Likely
then Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: 6 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy
Thursday
High: 11 °F⇓
Partly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: -19 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: -7 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -18 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 0 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -12 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 5 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

Today

Snow likely with a chance of flurries before noon, then snow, mainly between noon and 3pm. Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. High near 27. Blustery, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Tonight

Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 11 by 10am, then falling to around 0 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -19. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -19. Wind chill values as low as -36. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near -7. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -18. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. South wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.