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Mankato, MN weather

It is 52°F and cloudy at Mankato, Mankato Regional Airport as of Oct 28, 1:15 AM CDT. Overnight: Cloudy, low near 50°F, 12% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 12:11 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 1:23 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

52°F

Cloudy

Wind

Calm

Humidity 100% · dew point 52°F

Pressure · visibility

—

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Mankato, Mankato Regional Airport (KMKT), Oct 28, 1:15 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

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Around the NWS MPX forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the MPX office near Mankato.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Minnesota.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Mankato (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 1 AM52°FCloudy11%SSW 5 mph
Wed 2 AM52°FCloudy12%S 5 mph
Wed 3 AM52°FCloudy12%S 5 mph
Wed 4 AM53°FCloudy11%S 5 mph
Wed 5 AM53°FCloudy10%SSE 5 mph
Wed 6 AM51°FCloudy11%SSE 5 mph
Wed 7 AM52°FMostly Cloudy12%SSE 5 mph
Wed 8 AM52°FMostly Cloudy11%SSE 5 mph
Wed 9 AM55°FMostly Cloudy10%SSE 10 mph
Wed 10 AM59°FMostly Cloudy12%SSE 10 mph
Wed 11 AM62°FPartly Sunny14%SSE 10 mph
Wed 12 PM64°FSlight Chance Rain Showers21%S 10 mph
Wed 1 PM67°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms30%S 10 mph
Wed 2 PM69°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms36%S 15 mph
Wed 3 PM70°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms42%S 15 mph
Wed 4 PM71°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely58%S 15 mph
Wed 5 PM69°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely69%S 10 mph
Wed 6 PM67°FShowers And Thunderstorms84%SSW 10 mph
Wed 7 PM65°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms54%SW 10 mph
Wed 8 PM61°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms39%WSW 10 mph
Wed 9 PM60°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms20%W 5 mph
Wed 10 PM59°FMostly Cloudy6%WNW 5 mph
Wed 11 PM57°FMostly Cloudy4%NW 5 mph
Thu 12 AM55°FMostly Cloudy2%NW 5 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Mankato can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 50°F

Cloudy. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 53 overnight. South wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

High 72°F·Low 42°F

A slight chance of rain showers between noon and 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 10pm, then patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday

High 60°F·Low 40°F

Patchy fog before 8am. Sunny. High near 60, with temperatures falling to around 57 in the afternoon. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Thursday Night: Patchy fog after 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 40. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday

High 60°F·Low 43°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. East wind around 5 mph.

Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday

High 61°F·Low 49°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday

High 64°F·Low 50°F

A chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday

High 61°F·Low 46°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday

High 57°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Mankato is served by the National Weather Service MPX forecast office, forecast zone MNZ083, county zone MNC013.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Mankato (44.1711, -93.9764), in Blue Earth County. Population: 46,459 (2024 estimate), number 22 of the 61 Minnesota cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KMPX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/44.1711,-93.9764 (forecast issued Oct 28, 12:11 AM CDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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