Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats; Heat Risk Expands; Monitoring the Tropics

Flash flooding risks continue for portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin through today. Severe thunderstorms are outlooked from the eastern Great Lakes, southern New England into the mid-Atlantic through Tuesday. Heat risk increases and expands across the center of the nation and across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic this week. Continue to closely monitor tropical development in the Gulf. Read More >

Current conditions at

Mankato, Mankato Regional Airport (KMKT)

Lat: 44.22°NLon: 93.92°WElev: 1020ft.

Fair

74°F

23°C

Humidity	91%
Wind Speed	W 9 mph
Barometer	29.85 in (1010.4 mb)
Dewpoint	71°F (22°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	31 Aug 8:56 am CDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NNW Le Center MN

Today
High: 87 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Tonight
Low: 64 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 87 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 64 °F
Showers
Likely
Wednesday
High: 84 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 66 °F
Mostly Clear
then Chance
Showers
Thursday
High: 86 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 68 °F
Mostly Clear
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Friday
High: 88 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 87. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Showers likely before 10pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 4am, then showers likely after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East northeast wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast after midnight. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 69. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.