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.

Fair

39°F

4°C

Humidity	87%
Wind Speed	W 17 G 21 mph
Barometer	29.66 in
Dewpoint	36°F (2°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	30°F (-1°C)
Last update	13 Jan 9:35 am CST

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

Lafayette MN

Today
High: 45 °F
Increasing
Clouds and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 15 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
Wednesday
High: 19 °F
Sunny and
Blustery then
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 9 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Thursday
High: 35 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Snow Likely
Thursday Night
Low: 22 °F
Snow and
Blustery
Friday
High: 30 °F⇓
Snow Likely
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Friday Night
Low: 3 °F
Blustery.
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
Saturday
High: 12 °F
Partly Sunny
and Blustery

Detailed Forecast

Today

Increasing clouds, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery, with a north northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 19. 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 9. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.

Thursday

Snow likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night

Snow. Low around 22. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. 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 16 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 14. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. West northwest wind around 15 mph.

M.L.King Day

Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.