Watching Hurricane Erin; Heavy Rainfall Threat for Upper Midwest; Heatrisk for Mississippi Valley

Hurricane Erin continues to track westward with its outer bands bringing heavy rainfall and gusty winds for Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands. Life-threatening surf and rip currents are occurring and will spread across the Atlantic coasts this week. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall and possible flooding are in the forecast for upper Midwest through Monday. Heatrisk continues for the Mississippi Valley. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Mankato, Mankato Regional Airport (KMKT)

Lat: 44.22°NLon: 93.92°WElev: 1020ft.

Mostly Cloudy

71°F

22°C

Humidity	96%
Wind Speed	SE 10 mph
Barometer	29.97 in (1014.7 mb)
Dewpoint	70°F (21°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	17 Aug 11:56 pm CDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

Kasota MN

Flood Watch until August 18, 10:00am

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Flood Watch

Flood Watch until August 18, 10:00am
NOW until 10:00am Mon
Flood Watch
Overnight
Low: 74 °F
T-storms
Monday
High: 85 °F
Showers
Likely then
Chance
T-storms
Monday Night
Low: 65 °F
Patchy Fog
Tuesday
High: 82 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 60 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 82 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 60 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 83 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 2am and 4am. Steady temperature around 74. East southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night

Patchy fog before midnight, then patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. North wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 60. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South wind around 5 mph.