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MINNESOTA · BLUE EARTH COUNTY

Mankato

1,734 people, 1,030 ft above sea level in Blue Earth County.

1,030 ftElevation, city center
1,734People, 2024 estimate
24 sq miLand area
Sunny 64°
Sunny now Dew point 63° · S 9 mph · high 64°
City of Mankato River Interstate 2 miles
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The Mankato plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Mankato

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 5:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Mankato Regional Airport (KMKT) · 5:56 PM
Sunny
64° Sunny Feels like 64° · high of 64° near 6 PM
WindS 9 mphno gusts
Humidity96%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.74 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 63° · Sticky39° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tonight, about 6 PMin about 1 hours · 30% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 271.02 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Blue Earth County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 6:16 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:10 AM7:01 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 88% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
33
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: 33, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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mostly cloudy night
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partly cloudy night
mostly cloudy day
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overcast
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mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy day
partly cloudy day
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partly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
mostly clear night
mostly sunny
clear day
mostly sunny
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TEMPERATURE °F
64°
62°
73°
58°
62°
45°
CHANCE OF RAIN
30% · 0.02 in Tuesday evening 50%
WIND, MPH
13
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 59 to 65° ↑ The front passes Drier: 39° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
TUE Sept. 29 Chance of showers Chance of showers
64° 61°
30% rain — S 13 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
74° 57°
0% rain — SW 4 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
63° 45°
10% rain — N 11 B
FRI Oct. 2 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
61° 48°
0% rain — NNE 5 A
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
63° 48°
20% rain — SW 8 C
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
62° 43°
0% rain — NNW 5 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 50°
0% rain — SSE 8 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Mankato about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the southern Plains three days ago, and over Texas a day ago, about 1,180 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. Near the ground the air came from the Ohio Valley; at 10,000 feet, from the Ozarks. It feels humid. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Mankato MN · 4 MI 4 miles northwest Owatonna MN · 35 MI 35 miles east Minneapolis MN · 66 MI 66 miles northeast St. Paul MN · 70 MI 70 miles northeast Sioux Falls SD · 145 MI 145 miles west Cedar Rapids IA · 188 MI 188 miles southeast
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MINNESOTA · BLUE EARTH

Mankato

1,734 people, 1,030 ft above sea level in Blue Earth County.

1,030 ftElevation
1,734People
24 sq miLand
Sunny 64°
SunnyDew point 63°
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Today in Mankato

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 64° 30%
9p mostly cloudy night 64° 8%
12a mostly cloudy night 64° 3%
3a mostly cloudy night 63° 0%
6a mostly cloudy night 62° 0%
9a fog 63° 0%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTonight about 6 PM · 30%
→
Tue30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
61
64
A
Wed0%
Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
57
74
B
Thu10%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
45
63
B
Fri0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
48
61
A
Sat20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
48
63
C
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
43
62
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
50
60
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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