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Current conditions at

Mankato, Mankato Regional Airport (KMKT)

Lat: 44.22°NLon: 93.92°WElev: 1020ft.

Light Rain

67°F

19°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	E 10 mph
Barometer	29.82 in (1009.5 mb)
Dewpoint	67°F (19°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	31 Jul 4:56 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNW Eagle Lake MN

Flood Watch July 31, 05:18am until July 31, 04:00pm

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Flood Watch

Flood Watch July 31, 05:18am until July 31, 04:00pm
NOW until 4:00pm Fri
Flood Watch
Overnight
Low: 67 °F
Heavy Rain
Friday
High: 71 °F
Heavy Rain
and Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 59 °F
Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
then Patchy
Fog
Saturday
High: 81 °F
Patchy Fog
then Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 59 °F
Clear
Sunday
High: 80 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 61 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 82 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 67. East wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then showers likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 71. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 2 and 3 inches possible.

Friday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Patchy fog between 11pm and 5am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Saturday

Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 81. North wind around 10 mph.

Saturday Night

Clear, with a low around 59. North wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind around 5 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 64. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind around 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. North wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.