Prolonged Atmospheric River in the Northwest; Snow in the North-Central US

A prolonged atmospheric river will bring heavy rainfall which may lead to widespread urban and river flooding, heavy mountain snow, along with gusty winds to the Pacific Northwest into the northern Rockies through much of the week. A clipper will bring a period of snow across the upper Midwest and the Great Lakes into Tuesday, before a stronger system bring more wintry impacts. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Mankato, Mankato Regional Airport (KMKT)

Lat: 44.22°NLon: 93.92°WElev: 1020ft.

Fair

26°F

-3°C

Humidity	92%
Wind Speed	W 13 mph
Barometer	29.75 in (1009.3 mb)
Dewpoint	24°F (-4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	15°F (-9°C)
Last update	9 Dec 2:56 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

10 Miles NW Saint Peter MN

Winter Storm Watch December 9, 09:00pm until December 10, 12:00pm

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Winter Storm Watch

Overnight
Low: 19 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 36 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Wintry Mix
and Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 18 °F
Rain/Snow
Likely and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday
High: 23 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Slight
Chance Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 6 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 18 °F
Chance Snow
Thursday Night
Low: 3 °F
Chance Snow
Friday
High: 15 °F⇓
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery
Friday Night
Low: -9 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday

Snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 3pm, then rain. High near 36. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday Night

Rain likely before 11pm, then snow likely. Patchy blowing snow between midnight and 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 18. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 30 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday

A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. North northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the evening.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 1 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 0. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -16. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 8. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. South southeast wind around 10 mph.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 19. South wind around 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.