Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Mankato, Mankato Regional Airport (KMKT)

Lat: 44.22°NLon: 93.92°WElev: 1020ft.

Light Snow Fog/Mist and Breezy

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 89%
Wind Speed NW 22 G 36 mph
Barometer 29.51 in (1000.8 mb)
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Wind Chill13°F (-11°C)
Last update 16 Jan 8:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Madison Lake MN

Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 09:33am until January 16, 06:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory
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    Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 09:33am until January 16, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Fri

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Today

    High: 32 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 5am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -13. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Isolated snow showers before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 8. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 8 °F

    Blustery.
    Isolated Snow
    Showers then
    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -15. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

    Low: -1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 50 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 21 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 7. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 7 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow likely, mainly before 5pm. Patchy blowing snow between 4pm and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 13 by 5pm. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -13. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Isolated snow showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 8. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -15. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 7. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 17. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 23. West southwest wind around 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 19. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Madison Lake MN
 44.19°N 93.8°W (Elev. 1043 ft)
8:57 am CST Jan 16, 2026
9am CST Jan 16, 2026-6pm CST Jan 22, 2026
 
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