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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Albert Lea, Albert Lea Municipal Airport (KAEL)

Lat: 43.68°NLon: 93.37°WElev: 1260ft.

Overcast

31°F

-1°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed E 17 mph
Barometer 29.76 in
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill20°F (-7°C)
Last update 15 Mar 12:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SE Albert Lea MN

Blizzard Warning March 15, 04:00am until March 16, 04:00am
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Blizzard Warning

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Rain, snow, and freezing rain before 3am, then rain, freezing rain, and sleet between 3am and 4am, then freezing rain and sleet after 4am. The sleet could be heavy at times. Steady temperature around 32. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 32 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain, becoming all snow after 9am. Patchy blowing snow after 8am. High near 31. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

    High: 31 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Snow, mainly before 10pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 3am. Low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -19. Windy, with a north northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

    Low: 2 °F

    Heavy Snow
    and Blowing
    Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -5. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 26 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 17. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 17 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind around 5 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Rain, snow, and freezing rain before 3am, then rain, freezing rain, and sleet between 3am and 4am, then freezing rain and sleet after 4am. The sleet could be heavy at times. Steady temperature around 32. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
Snow and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain, becoming all snow after 9am. Patchy blowing snow after 8am. High near 31. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Sunday Night
Snow, mainly before 10pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 3am. Low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -19. Windy, with a north northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Monday
Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -5. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Snow likely, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 17. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind around 10 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57. North northwest wind around 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SE Albert Lea MN
 43.62°N 93.33°W (Elev. 1201 ft)
Last Update:
11:36 pm CDT Mar 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12am CDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 21, 2026
 
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