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Arctic Front Brings Winter Weather and Colder Temperatures to the Eastern U.S.

A series of cold fronts will bring heavy lake effect snow to the northern Great Lakes. The fronts will merge over the Ohio Valley and bring colder temperatures east of the Mississippi River later today into the end of the week. Additionally, wintry weather will develop over the Ohio Valley, Appalachians, and Northeast as rain switches over to snow tonight into Thursday morning. Read More >

Current conditions at

Mankato, Mankato Regional Airport (KMKT)

Lat: 44.22°NLon: 93.92°WElev: 1020ft.

Fair

18°F

-8°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed NW 14 mph
Barometer 30.25 in (1026.6 mb)
Dewpoint 7°F (-14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill4°F (-16°C)
Last update 14 Jan 4:56 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Madison Lake MN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 9. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 9 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of snow before 5pm, then a chance of freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 31 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Chance Wintry
    Mix

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 29 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow between 9am and noon. Temperature falling to around 14 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 30 °F⇓

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Chance
    Snow and
    Blustery

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Patchy blowing snow between 7pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 5. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 5 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: -6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 17 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northwest wind around 15 mph.

    Low: -2 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 9. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.
Thursday
A chance of snow before 5pm, then a chance of freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
Snow likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Snow, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow between 9am and noon. Temperature falling to around 14 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Patchy blowing snow between 7pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 5. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northwest wind around 15 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 -1. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. West wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Madison Lake MN
 44.19°N 93.8°W (Elev. 1043 ft)
Last Update:
5:02 pm CST Jan 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm CST Jan 14, 2026-6pm CST Jan 21, 2026
 
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