Mon May 20 16:00:38 EDT 2024 Brown-Nicollet-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Martin- Including the cities of New Ulm, St Peter, St James, Mankato, and Fairmont 300 PM CDT Mon May 20 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy until 0100, then mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and thunderstorms until 0100, then rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Min temperature.....56-61. Max humidity........95-100 percent. 20-foot winds.......Northeast winds 8 to 13 mph. LAL.................4. Precip amount.......Areas of 0.75 to 1.00 inch totals. .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms until 1300. Rain showers. Thunderstorms likely after 1300. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. Max temperature.....69-74. Min humidity........69-74 percent. 20-foot winds.......Windy. East winds 21 to 26 mph with gusts to around 35 mph shifting to the southwest 26 to 31 mph with gusts to around 45 mph late in the afternoon. LAL.................4 until 1300, then 5. Precip amount.......Widespread 1.00 to 1.50 inch totals. Haines Index........3 or very low. Hours of sun........2 hours. Mixing height.......Around 1800 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....Southwest around 17 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 40000 or good (Ave 12-6 PM). .TUESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy until 0100, then partly cloudy. Thunderstorms likely until 2200. Rain showers likely until 0100. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Min temperature.....46-51. Max humidity........83-88 percent. 20-foot winds.......Windy. West winds 26 to 31 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph until early morning. LAL.................5 until 2200, then 1. Precip amount.......Areas of 0.20 to 0.30 inch totals. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers after 1300. Chance of showers 20 percent. Max temperature.....67-72. Min humidity........42-47 percent. 20-foot winds.......West winds 17 to 22 mph. LAL.................1. Precip amount.......Isolated . Haines Index........5 or moderate. Hours of sun........11 hours. Mixing height.......Around 6500 ft agl (Ave 12-6 PM). Transport winds.....Northwest around 16 mph (Ave 12-6 PM). Smoke dispersal.....Around 102000 or excellent (Ave 12-6 PM). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 55. West winds 7 to 12 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 75 to 80. South winds 6 to 11 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 55 to 60. Southeast winds 6 to 11 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Highs 70 to 75. South winds 13 to 18 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows 45 to 50. West winds 7 to 12 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Highs 70 to 75. Northwest winds 6 to 11 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Slight chance of rain showers. Lows 50 to 55. Southeast winds 5 to 9 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs 70 to 75. Southeast winds 7 to 12 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows 55 to 60. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs 70 to 75. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.