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Rice County, MN Regional Weather

Expires:202609191800;;717901
ASUS43 KMPX 191710
RWRMN 
WEATHER ROUNDUP FOR MINNESOTA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1200 PM CDT SAT SEP 19 2026


NOTE: "FAIR" INDICATES FEW OR NO CLOUDS BELOW 12,000 FEET WITH NO
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND/OR OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY. N/A MEANS
CURRENT SKY AND/OR WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.


MNZ065>067-074>077-082>085-091>093-191800-
   South Central Minnesota  
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
MANKATO        CLOUDY    60  59  96 NE8       29.97R                  
NEW ULM        CLOUDY    61  61 100 N8        29.98S FOG              
ST JAMES       CLOUDY    61  61 100 N9        29.95S FOG              
FAIRMONT       CLOUDY    61  61 100 N7        29.96F FOG              
GLENCOE        CLOUDY    59  58  97 NE7       29.98S                  
FARIBAULT      CLOUDY    61  57  88 NE6       29.96R FOG              
OWATONNA       CLOUDY    59  59 100 NE10      29.95R FOG              
WASECA         CLOUDY    59  57  94 NE7       29.96R FOG              
ALBERT LEA     CLOUDY    60  60 100 NE7       29.93S FOG              
$$

SKY/WX - Weather  TMP - Temperature  DP - Dew Point  RH - Humidity
WIND - Wind Direction/Speed PRES - Barometric Pressure VSB - Visibility
WCI - Wind Chill Index E13G22 Wind - East Wind 13 mph/Gusts of 22 mph

Rice County, MN

Today
Drizzle
62°/ 52° 17°/ 11°
0%
Sunday
Partly Cloudy
65°/ 48° 18°/
0%
Monday
Mostly Cloudy
60°/ 45° 16°/
0%
Tuesday
Sunny
62°/ 42° 17°/
0%
Wednesday
Sunny
65°/ 48° 18°/
0%
Thursday
Mostly Cloudy
68°/ 52° 20°/ 11°
0%
Friday
Partly Cloudy
72°22°
0%

Day: Cloudy. Patchy fog late in the morning. Slight chance of drizzle late in the morning. Near steady temperature in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Red Wing, MN

Today
Rain Showers
62°/ 52° 17°/ 11°
20%
Sunday
Partly Cloudy
68°/ 48° 20°/
0%
Monday
Mostly Cloudy
62°/ 45° 17°/
0%
Tuesday
Sunny
62°/ 42° 17°/
0%
Wednesday
Sunny
65°/ 48° 18°/
0%
Thursday
Mostly Cloudy
68°/ 52° 20°/ 11°
0%
Friday
Partly Cloudy
72°22°
0%

Day: Cloudy. Patchy fog late in the morning. Chance of drizzle late in the morning, then slight chance of rain showers late in the afternoon. Near steady temperature in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of showers 20 percent.

Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Owatonna, MN

Today
Rain Showers
62°/ 52° 17°/ 11°
20%
Sunday
Partly Cloudy
65°/ 48° 18°/
0%
Monday
Rain Showers
58°/ 45° 14°/
40%
Tuesday
Sunny
60°/ 42° 16°/
0%
Wednesday
Sunny
62°/ 48° 17°/
0%
Thursday
Mostly Cloudy
65°/ 52° 18°/ 11°
0%
Friday
Partly Cloudy
68°20°
0%

Day: Cloudy. Patchy fog late in the morning. Chance of drizzle late in the morning, then slight chance of rain showers late in the afternoon. Near steady temperature in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of showers 20 percent.

Night: Cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Hastings, MN

Today
Rain Showers
65°/ 52° 18°/ 11°
20%
Sunday
Partly Cloudy
68°/ 48° 20°/
0%
Monday
Mostly Cloudy
62°/ 45° 17°/
0%
Tuesday
Sunny
62°/ 42° 17°/
0%
Wednesday
Sunny
65°/ 48° 18°/
0%
Thursday
Mostly Cloudy
68°/ 52° 20°/ 11°
0%
Friday
Partly Cloudy
72°22°
0%

Day: Cloudy. Slight chance of drizzle late in the morning, then slight chance of rain showers late in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of showers 20 percent.

Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Shakopee, MN

Today
Drizzle
65°/ 52° 18°/ 11°
0%
Sunday
Partly Cloudy
68°/ 48° 20°/
0%
Monday
Mostly Cloudy
62°/ 45° 17°/
0%
Tuesday
Sunny
62°/ 45° 17°/
0%
Wednesday
Sunny
68°/ 48° 20°/
0%
Thursday
Mostly Cloudy
68°/ 55° 20°/ 13°
0%
Friday
Partly Cloudy
72°22°
0%

Day: Cloudy. Slight chance of drizzle late in the morning. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.

Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Le Sueur, MN

Today
Drizzle
62°/ 52° 17°/ 11°
0%
Sunday
Partly Cloudy
68°/ 48° 20°/
0%
Monday
Mostly Cloudy
60°/ 45° 16°/
0%
Tuesday
Sunny
62°/ 45° 17°/
0%
Wednesday
Sunny
65°/ 48° 18°/
0%
Thursday
Partly Cloudy
68°/ 55° 20°/ 13°
0%
Friday
Partly Cloudy
72°22°
0%

Day: Cloudy. Slight chance of drizzle late in the morning. Near steady temperature in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Waseca, MN

Today
Rain Showers
62°/ 55° 17°/ 13°
20%
Sunday
Partly Cloudy
65°/ 48° 18°/
0%
Monday
Rain Showers
58°/ 45° 14°/
40%
Tuesday
Sunny
62°/ 42° 17°/
0%
Wednesday
Sunny
65°/ 48° 18°/
0%
Thursday
Mostly Cloudy
65°/ 52° 18°/ 11°
0%
Friday
Partly Cloudy
70°21°
0%

Day: Cloudy. Patchy fog late in the morning. Chance of drizzle late in the morning, then slight chance of drizzle early in the afternoon. Slight chance of rain showers late in the afternoon. Near steady temperature in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of showers 20 percent.

Night: Cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.

Dodge Center, MN

Afternoon
Rain Showers
58°/ 55° 14°/ 13°
70%
Sunday
Mostly Cloudy
65°/ 48° 18°/
0%
Monday
Mostly Cloudy
62°/ 42° 17°/
0%
Tuesday
Sunny
60°/ 42° 16°/
0%
Wednesday
Cloudy
65°18°
0%
Thursday
Cloudy
65°18°
0%
Friday
Cloudy
65°18°
0%

Day: Showers likely. Near steady temperature in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Night: Cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Mankato, MN

Today
Drizzle
62°/ 55° 17°/ 13°
0%
Sunday
Mostly Cloudy
68°/ 52° 20°/ 11°
0%
Monday
Rain Showers
60°/ 45° 16°/
50%
Tuesday
Sunny
62°/ 45° 17°/
0%
Wednesday
Sunny
68°/ 50° 20°/ 10°
0%
Thursday
Rain Showers
68°/ 55° 20°/ 13°
40%
Friday
Partly Cloudy
72°22°
0%

Day: Cloudy. Slight chance of drizzle late in the morning. Near steady temperature in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Night: Cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

Minneapolis, MN

Today
Drizzle
65°/ 52° 18°/ 11°
0%
Sunday
Partly Cloudy
68°/ 50° 20°/ 10°
0%
Monday
Mostly Cloudy
62°/ 45° 17°/
0%
Tuesday
Sunny
65°/ 45° 18°/
0%
Wednesday
Sunny
68°/ 52° 20°/ 11°
0%
Thursday
Mostly Cloudy
68°/ 55° 20°/ 13°
0%
Friday
Partly Cloudy
72°22°
0%

Day: Cloudy. Slight chance of drizzle late in the morning. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Chanhassen, MN

Today
Drizzle
62°/ 52° 17°/ 11°
0%
Sunday
Partly Cloudy
68°/ 48° 20°/
0%
Monday
Mostly Cloudy
62°/ 45° 17°/
0%
Tuesday
Sunny
62°/ 45° 17°/
0%
Wednesday
Sunny
65°/ 48° 18°/
0%
Thursday
Mostly Cloudy
68°/ 55° 20°/ 13°
0%
Friday
Partly Cloudy
72°22°
0%

Day: Cloudy. Slight chance of drizzle late in the morning. Near steady temperature in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Gaylord, MN

Today
Drizzle
62°/ 52° 17°/ 11°
0%
Sunday
Partly Cloudy
68°/ 48° 20°/
0%
Monday
Mostly Cloudy
60°/ 45° 16°/
0%
Tuesday
Sunny
62°/ 42° 17°/
0%
Wednesday
Sunny
65°/ 48° 18°/
0%
Thursday
Mostly Cloudy
68°/ 52° 20°/ 11°
0%
Friday
Partly Cloudy
72°22°
0%

Day: Cloudy. Slight chance of drizzle late in the morning. Near steady temperature in the lower 60s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.

Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

St Peter, MN

Today
Drizzle
62°/ 52° 17°/ 11°
0%
Sunday
Partly Cloudy
68°/ 50° 20°/ 10°
0%
Monday
Mostly Cloudy
62°/ 45° 17°/
0%
Tuesday
Sunny
65°/ 45° 18°/
0%
Wednesday
Sunny
68°/ 50° 20°/ 10°
0%
Thursday
Rain Showers
68°/ 55° 20°/ 13°
30%
Friday
Partly Cloudy
75°24°
0%

Day: Cloudy. Slight chance of drizzle late in the morning. Near steady temperature in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

River Falls, WI

Today
Rain Showers
62°/ 52° 17°/ 11°
50%
Sunday
Partly Cloudy
68°/ 45° 20°/
0%
Monday
Mostly Cloudy
62°/ 42° 17°/
0%
Tuesday
Sunny
62°/ 42° 17°/
0%
Wednesday
Sunny
65°/ 48° 18°/
0%
Thursday
Partly Cloudy
68°/ 52° 20°/ 11°
0%
Friday
Partly Cloudy
72°22°
0%

Day: Cloudy. Patchy fog late in the morning. Chance of drizzle late in the morning, then chance of rain showers late in the afternoon. Near steady temperature in the lower 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of showers 50 percent.

Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Stillwater, MN

Today
Rain Showers
62°/ 52° 17°/ 11°
20%
Sunday
Partly Cloudy
68°/ 48° 20°/
0%
Monday
Mostly Cloudy
65°/ 42° 18°/
0%
Tuesday
Sunny
65°/ 42° 18°/
0%
Wednesday
Sunny
68°/ 48° 20°/
0%
Thursday
Mostly Cloudy
68°/ 52° 20°/ 11°
0%
Friday
Partly Cloudy
72°22°
0%

Day: Cloudy. Slight chance of drizzle late in the morning, then slight chance of rain showers late in the afternoon. Near steady temperature in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of showers 20 percent.

Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Rochester, MN

Afternoon
Thunderstorms
60°/ 55° 16°/ 13°
70%
Sunday
Mostly Cloudy
68°/ 48° 20°/
0%
Monday
Mostly Cloudy
62°/ 42° 17°/
0%
Tuesday
Cloudy
62°17°
0%
Wednesday
Cloudy
62°/ 48° 17°/
0%
Thursday
Cloudy
48°
0%
Friday
Cloudy
48°
0%

Day: Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Near steady temperature around 60. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Night: Cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Wabasha, MN

Afternoon
Rain Showers
60°/ 52° 16°/ 11°
80%
Sunday
Partly Cloudy
68°/ 48° 20°/
0%
Monday
Mostly Cloudy
65°/ 42° 18°/
0%
Tuesday
Sunny
65°/ 42° 18°/
0%
Wed Night
Cloudy
45°
0%
Thursday
Cloudy
70°21°
0%
Friday
Cloudy
70°21°
0%

Day: Showers. Near steady temperature around 60. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.

Night: Cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the evening. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Albert Lea, MN

Today
Rain Showers
65°/ 55° 18°/ 13°
20%
Sunday
Mostly Cloudy
65°/ 48° 18°/
0%
Monday
Rain Showers
58°/ 45° 14°/
50%
Tuesday
Sunny
60°/ 42° 16°/
0%
Wednesday
Sunny
65°/ 48° 18°/
0%
Thursday
Mostly Cloudy
65°/ 52° 18°/ 11°
0%
Friday
Partly Cloudy
68°20°
0%

Day: Cloudy. Patchy fog late in the morning. Chance of drizzle late in the morning, then slight chance of showers late in the afternoon. Near steady temperature in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of showers 20 percent.

Night: Cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.

St Paul, MN

Today
Rain Showers
65°/ 52° 18°/ 11°
20%
Sunday
Partly Cloudy
68°/ 50° 20°/ 10°
0%
Monday
Mostly Cloudy
65°/ 45° 18°/
0%
Tuesday
Sunny
65°/ 45° 18°/
0%
Wednesday
Sunny
68°/ 52° 20°/ 11°
0%
Thursday
Mostly Cloudy
68°/ 55° 20°/ 13°
0%
Friday
Partly Cloudy
72°22°
0%

Day: Cloudy. Slight chance of drizzle late in the morning, then slight chance of rain showers late in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of showers 20 percent.

Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Austin, MN

Afternoon
Thunderstorms
60°/ 55° 16°/ 13°
50%
Sunday
Mostly Cloudy
65°/ 48° 18°/
0%
Monday
Mostly Cloudy
62°/ 45° 17°/
0%
Tuesday
Cloudy
62°17°
0%
Wednesday
Cloudy
62°/ 48° 17°/
0%
Thursday
Cloudy
48°
0%
Friday
Cloudy
48°
0%

Day: Cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Near steady temperature around 60. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Night: Cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

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