Tracking Major Hurricane Erin; Hot in the Mid-Mississippi Valley

Major Hurricane Erin is tracking just north of the lower Bahamas today. Dangerous surf and rip current threats increase this week for most of the Atlantic coastline. Erin's outerbands may impact the Outer Banks later this week. Hot to extremely hot temperatures are forecast today and Tuesday from a part of the southern Plains into the central to lower Mississippi River Valley. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Mankato, Mankato Regional Airport (KMKT)

Lat: 44.22°NLon: 93.92°WElev: 1020ft.

Mostly Cloudy

71°F

22°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	S 8 mph
Barometer	29.95 in (1013.8 mb)
Dewpoint	71°F (22°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	18 Aug 8:56 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Le Sueur MN

Flood Watch August 18, 09:06am until August 18, 10:00am

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Flood Watch August 18, 09:06am until August 18, 10:00am
NOW until 10:00am Mon
Flood Watch
Today
High: 87 °F
Showers
Likely then
Partly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 66 °F
Patchy Fog
Tuesday
High: 83 °F
Patchy Fog
then Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 62 °F
Mostly Clear
then Patchy
Fog
Wednesday
High: 82 °F
Patchy Fog
then Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 60 °F
Mostly Clear
then Patchy
Fog
Thursday
High: 82 °F
Patchy Fog
then Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 63 °F
Mostly Clear
then Slight
Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday

Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night

Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 62. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday

Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

Wednesday Night

Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 60. Calm wind.

Thursday

Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 5 mph.

Friday

A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 56. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 72. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.