Lafayette, MN Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - Cold Weather Advisory

Current Conditions From Nearby Station

-3°F
Feels Like -24°F  
Humidity 70% Dew Point -11°F Wind NW 16 MPH Gusts 19 Barometer 27.3 in.
Solar Rad 208 w/m2 Visibility 12.4 mi.
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 6.7 mi. N of central Lafayette
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Point Forecast at a Glance

SatDec 13
Sat Dec 13: Mostly Sunny, High 2F, Low -17F
2
-17
SunDec 14
Sun Dec 14: Sunny, High 11F, Low 17F
11
17
MonDec 15
Mon Dec 15: Partly Sunny, High 30F, Low 12F
30
12
TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Partly Sunny, High 39F, Low 23F
39
23
WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Rain, High 38F, Low 20F
20%
38
20
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Mostly Sunny, High 28F, Low 1F
28
1
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Mostly Cloudy, High 32F
32
 

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures climb from 2°F to a high of 39°F by week's end. Mostly dry conditions with only one day showing snow chances.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 2°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 28°F with lows around 12°F.

This Date in Weather History

1962 - A severe Florida freeze occurred. Morning lows reached 35 degrees at Miami, 18 degrees at Tampa, and 12 degrees at Jacksonville. It was the coldest December weather of the 20th century and caused millions of dollars damage to crops and foliage. In Georgia, the morning low of 9 degrees below zero at Blairsville established a state record for the month of December.

More on this and other weather history

Lafayette, MN 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Saturday Dec 13

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 2. Wind chill values as low as -22. Northwest wind around 15 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -17. Wind chill values as low as -29. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Sunday Dec 14

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -26. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 17 by 5am. Wind chill values as low as -17. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Dec 15

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the evening.

Tuesday Dec 16

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Dec 17

Rain

Day: A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southeast in the morning.

Snow

Night: A chance of rain before 2am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Dec 18

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Friday Dec 19

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. South wind 10 to 15 mph.


About Lafayette, MN

Lafayette is a city in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 492 at the 2020 census. It is a farming community just outside the larger town of New Ulm. Lafayette is part of the Mankato-North Mankato Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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