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

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Mankato, Mankato Regional Airport (KMKT)

Lat: 44.22°NLon: 93.92°WElev: 1020ft.

Fair

15°F

-9°C

Humidity	59%
Wind Speed	SW 6 mph
Barometer	30.12 in (1022.7 mb)
Dewpoint	3°F (-16°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	6°F (-14°C)
Last update	20 Jan 1:56 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Saint Peter MN

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

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Extreme Cold Watch

This Afternoon
High: 16 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Tonight
Low: 8 °F
Chance Snow
then Slight
Chance Snow
Wednesday
High: 26 °F
Chance Snow
then Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 0 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy
Thursday
High: 10 °F
Partly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: -19 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: -8 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -20 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -1 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 20 percent chance of snow after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight

A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday

Snow, mainly after noon. Patchy blowing snow after 3pm. High near 26. Blustery, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -12. 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 high near 10. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -19. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near -8. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around -12. South wind around 5 mph.