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Conditions and forecast for Mankato, MN
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Conditions

Updated: 11:35 PM CDT on May 27, 2012
Temperature 66°F
Humidity 88%
Dew Point 63°F
Wind WNW at 9 mph
Pressure 29.72 in (Steady)
Conditions Overcast
Visibility 10.0 miles
Clouds Overcast (OVC) : 8000 ft
Yesterday's Maximum 90°F
Yesterday's Minimum 66°F
Sunrise05:38 AM (CDT)
Sunset08:48 PM (CDT)
Moon Rise11:52 AM (CDT)
Moon Set12:48 AM (CDT)
Moon Phase


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Local Satellite

Forecast as of 10:00 PM CDT on May 27, 2012


Flash Flood Watch in effect until 7 am CDT Monday...

Sunday
Overcast in the morning, then partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. High of 95F. Breezy. Winds from the South at 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20%.

Sunday Night
Overcast with thunderstorms, then thunderstorms and rain showers after midnight. Low of 61F. Breezy. Winds from the SSW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 100% with rainfall amounts near 1.3 in. possible.

Monday
Partly cloudy in the morning, then clear. High of 75F. Breezy. Winds from the WSW at 10 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20%.

Monday Night
Partly cloudy. Low of 54F. Breezy. Winds from the West at 10 to 20 mph.

Tuesday
Partly cloudy. High of 61F. Breezy. Winds from the WNW at 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy. Low of 45F. Winds from the NW at 5 to 20 mph.

Wednesday
Clear in the morning, then partly cloudy. High of 57F. Winds from the NNW at 5 to 10 mph shifting to the West in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20%.

Wednesday Night
Overcast with a chance of rain, then a chance of rain after midnight. Low of 48F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 40%.

Thursday
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then overcast with a chance of rain. Fog early. High of 59F. Winds from the NE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.

Thursday Night
Partly cloudy. Fog overnight. Low of 43F. Winds less than 5 mph.

Friday
Clear in the morning, then partly cloudy. High of 72F. Winds less than 5 mph.

Friday Night
Partly cloudy. Low of 52F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday
Partly cloudy. High of 73F. Winds from the South at 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday Night
Partly cloudy. Low of 57F. Winds from the South at 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday
Mostly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. High of 79F. Breezy. Winds from the SSE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20%.

Sunday Night
Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. Low of 63F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30% with rainfall amounts near 0.2 in. possible.

Monday
Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. High of 79F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.

Monday Night
Partly cloudy. Low of 66F. Winds less than 5 mph.

Tuesday
Partly cloudy. High of 79F. Winds less than 5 mph.

Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy. Low of 64F. Winds less than 5 mph.

Wednesday
Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. High of 75F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 20%.

Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. Low of 63F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 40%.

Thursday
Clear. High of 75F. Winds less than 5 mph.

Thursday Night
Clear. Low of 63F. Winds less than 5 mph.


Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Statement Issued: 11:03 PM CDT on May 27, 2012

Severe Thunderstorm Watch 307 remains in effect until 100 am CDT
for the following locations


MN
. Minnesota counties included are

Aitkin Anoka Blue Earth
Carver Cass Chisago
Crow Wing Dakota Faribault
Freeborn Goodhue Hennepin
Isanti Le Sueur Martin
Pine Ramsey Rice
Scott Steele Waseca
Washington Watonwan





Flash Flood Warning
Statement Issued: 9:27 PM CDT on May 27, 2012

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Blue Earth County in south central Minnesota...
Brown County in south central Minnesota...
eastern Renville County in central Minnesota...
McLeod County in central Minnesota...
Meeker County in central Minnesota...
Nicollet County in south central Minnesota...
northwestern Hennepin County in east central Minnesota...
Sibley County in central Minnesota...
Watonwan County in south central Minnesota...
Wright County in central Minnesota...

* until 330 am CDT Monday

* at 923 PM CDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated
slow moving thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall across the
warned area. One to three inches of rain has already occurred
across portions of the warned area.

* Runoff from this excessive rainfall will cause flash flooding to
occur. Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Buffalo... Gaylord... Hutchinson... Litchfield... Mankato... New Ulm...
St James... St Peter... Albertville... Amboy... Annandale...
Arlington... Biscay... Brownton... Buffalo Lake... Cedar Mills...
Cokato... Comfrey... Corvuso... Cosmos... Courtland... Darfur...
Darwin... Dassel... Delano... Eagle Lake... Enfield... Evan... Fairfax
and Gibbon.

Small creeks... streams and tributaries flowing to the Minnesota
river wil likely rise quickly because of saturated soils from
earlier heavy rains.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible across the
area through 6 am Monday morning.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams... highways and underpasses. Additionally...
country roads and farmlands along the banks of creeks... streams and
other low lying areas are subject to flooding.


Lat... Lon 4385 9486 4410 9487 4411 9509 4428 9510
      4429 9487 4450 9487 4532 9461 4528 9427
      4532 9419 4530 9416 4541 9406 4525 9355
      4498 9379 4498 9402 4472 9402 4467 9383
      4456 9391 4424 9402 4422 9380 4386 9381

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Flash Flood Watch
Statement Issued: 4:26 PM CDT on May 27, 2012

... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through Monday morning...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* portions of Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin... including the
following areas... in Minnesota... Anoka... Benton... Blue Earth...
   Brown... Carver... Chisago... Dakota... Hennepin... Isanti...
Kanabec... Kandiyohi... Le Sueur... Martin... McLeod... Meeker...
Mille Lacs... Morrison... Nicollet... Ramsey... Redwood...
Renville... Scott... Sherburne... Sibley... Stearns... Washington...
   Watonwan and Wright. In northwest Wisconsin... Polk.

* Through Monday morning

* widespread rainfall totals of one to three inches are likely
tonight. The heavy rain may fall in a short period of time.

* Flooding is possible in low lying and poor drainage areas.
Heavy rainfall in short periods of time frequently cause urban
flooding and can wash out rural roads. Any ground that is
saturated will add to flooding potential. In addition to the
threat of flash flooding... the heavy rains could also result
in flooding along area creeks and rivers.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should flash flood warnings be issued.






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