Above Average Temperatures for Most Today; Winter Weather Returns to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes

Well above average temperatures are forecast today into Wednesday over most of the lower 48 states away from the Gulf Coast. A storm system passing across southern Canada will bring a wintry mix to the upper Great Lakes today. A trailing cold front will then bring the wintry mix from the central Appalachians through the Northeast U.S. Wednesday and Thursday. Read More >

Current conditions at

New Ulm Municipal Airport (KULM)

Lat: 44.32°NLon: 94.5°WElev: 1001ft.

Overcast and Breezy

43°F

6°C

Humidity 76%
Wind Speed NW 23 G 31 mph
Barometer 29.68 in
Dewpoint 36°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill34°F (1°C)
Last update 13 Jan 3:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

New Ulm Municipal Automatic Weather Observing MN

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery then
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 10. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 10 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 35 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Chance Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow likely.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 27 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow likely, mainly before noon.  Patchy blowing snow between 8am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 14 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 30 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Blustery.
    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 8. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 8 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 10. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Snow likely, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow between 8am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 14 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 8. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 20. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Northwest wind around 15 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
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Point Forecast:
New Ulm Municipal Automatic Weather Observing MN
 44.34°N 94.49°W (Elev. 873 ft)
3:17 pm CST Jan 13, 2026
3pm CST Jan 13, 2026-6pm CST Jan 19, 2026
 
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