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° N Lon: 93.92° W Elev: 1020 ft.

Fair

16°F

-9°C

Humidity	65%
Wind Speed	NW 12 mph
Barometer	30.26 in (1027.0 mb)
Dewpoint	6°F (-14°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	3°F (-16°C)
Last update	14 Jan 5:56 pm CST

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Detailed forecast for

Blue Earth County

Tonight

Clear then becoming partly cloudy after midnight then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 11. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight.

Thursday

Not as cold. Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow in the morning, then chance of light freezing drizzle and slight chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.

Thursday Night

Breezy. Not as cold. Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow, rain and light freezing drizzle in the evening, then chance of snow after midnight. Near steady temperature in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

Friday

Windy. Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow in the morning. Snow likely in the morning, then chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 30s. Temperatures falling into the mid teens in the afternoon. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.

Friday Night

Windy. Much colder. Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow in the evening. Lows around 2. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph. Chance of snow 30 percent.

Saturday

Much colder. Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature around 4.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy. Lows around 5 below.

Sunday

Not as cold. Partly sunny. Highs around 19.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy. Lows around 2 below.

Martin Luther King Jr Day

Colder. Partly sunny. Highs around 9.