Forecast Details for Lester Prairie, MN

Recent Locations: Wray, GA Apollo, PA Lester Prairie, MN

Current Alerts for Lester Prairie, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight: Rain showers, possibly mixed with snow showers and sleet before 3am, then rain and snow showers. Low around 31. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday: Rain and snow showers likely, mainly between 11am and 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 8pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 4am, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. North wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. North northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: Rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Want more detail? Get the Complete 7 Day and Night Detailed Forecast!

Current U.S. National Radar--Current

The Current National Weather Radar is shown below with a UTC Time (subtract 5 hours from UTC to get Eastern Time).

National Weather Forecast--Current

The Current National Weather Forecast and National Weather Map are shown below.

National Weather Forecast for Tomorrow

Tomorrow National Weather Forecast and Tomorrow National Weather Map are show below.

North America Water Vapor (Moisture)

This map shows recent moisture content over North America. Bright and colored areas show high moisture (ie, clouds); brown indicates very little moisture present; black indicates no moisture.

Weather Topic: What is Hail?

Home - Education - Precipitation - Hail

Hail Next Topic: Hole Punch Clouds

Hail is a form of precipitation which is recognized by large solid balls or clumps of ice. Hail is created by thunderstorm clouds with strong updrafts of wind. As the hailstones remain in the updraft, ice is deposited onto them until their weight becomes heavy enough for them to fall to the earth's surface.

Hail storms can cause significant damage to crops, aircrafts, and man-made structures, despite the fact that the duration is usually less than ten minutes.

Next Topic: Hole Punch Clouds

Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

Home - Education - Cloud Types - Mammatus Clouds

Mammatus Clouds Next Topic: Nimbostratus Clouds

A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

Next Topic: Nimbostratus Clouds