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Willmar, MN weather

It is 48°F and cloudy at Willmar Municipal Airport - John L. Rice Field as of Oct 28, 12:35 AM CDT. Overnight: Patchy Fog, low near 44°F, 4% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 1:26 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 1:31 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

48°F

Cloudy

Wind

Calm

Humidity 100% · dew point 48°F

Pressure · visibility

30.03 inHg

Visibility 7 mi

Observed at Willmar Municipal Airport - John L. Rice Field (KBDH), Oct 28, 12:35 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

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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 Willmar (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 1 AM45°FMostly Cloudy4%S 5 mph
Wed 2 AM45°FPatchy Fog3%S 5 mph
Wed 3 AM45°FPatchy Fog3%S 5 mph
Wed 4 AM46°FPatchy Fog4%S 5 mph
Wed 5 AM47°FPatchy Fog4%SSE 5 mph
Wed 6 AM46°FCloudy7%SSE 5 mph
Wed 7 AM47°FMostly Cloudy10%SSE 5 mph
Wed 8 AM47°FCloudy10%SSE 5 mph
Wed 9 AM50°FCloudy12%SSE 10 mph
Wed 10 AM55°FCloudy11%SSE 10 mph
Wed 11 AM59°FCloudy11%SSE 10 mph
Wed 12 PM63°FChance Rain Showers32%SSE 10 mph
Wed 1 PM63°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely62%SSE 10 mph
Wed 2 PM63°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely74%SSE 10 mph
Wed 3 PM64°FShowers And Thunderstorms86%S 10 mph
Wed 4 PM62°FShowers And Thunderstorms90%S 10 mph
Wed 5 PM62°FShowers And Thunderstorms78%SW 10 mph
Wed 6 PM60°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms39%WSW 10 mph
Wed 7 PM57°FMostly Cloudy11%WNW 10 mph
Wed 8 PM54°FMostly Cloudy6%NW 10 mph
Wed 9 PM52°FMostly Cloudy1%NW 10 mph
Wed 10 PM50°FPartly Cloudy1%NW 10 mph
Wed 11 PM48°FPartly Cloudy0%NW 5 mph
Thu 12 AM46°FPartly Cloudy0%WNW 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 Willmar can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 44°F

Patchy fog after 2am. Cloudy. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. South wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

High 65°F·Low 37°F

A chance of rain showers between noon and 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. High near 65, with temperatures falling to around 62 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then patchy fog. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday

High 55°F·Low 37°F

Patchy fog before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 55. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

Thursday Night: Patchy fog after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday

High 57°F·Low 39°F

Patchy fog before 7am. Mostly sunny. High near 57, with temperatures falling to around 54 in the afternoon. East southeast wind around 5 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. East wind around 5 mph.

Saturday

High 58°F·Low 47°F

A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday

High 63°F·Low 49°F

A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East southeast wind around 5 mph.

Monday

High 60°F·Low 46°F

Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 60. East wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday

High 57°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Willmar is served by the National Weather Service MPX forecast office, forecast zone MNZ057, county zone MNC067.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Willmar (45.1210, -95.0587), in Kandiyohi County. Population: 21,892 (2024 estimate), number 55 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/45.121,-95.0587 (forecast issued Oct 28, 1:26 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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