Lester Prairie, MN Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - Winter Storm Warning

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Cloudy with Light Rain 41°F
Feels Like 37°F  
Humidity 96% Dew Point 40°F Wind WSW 6 MPH Gusts 8 Barometer 29.43 in.
Solar Rad 14 w/m2 Visibility 5.1 mi.
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 3.1 mi. ENE of central Lester Prairie
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Point Forecast at a Glance

TueNov 25
Tue Nov 25: Rain, High 40F, Low 23F
90%
40
23
WedNov 26
Wed Nov 26: Blowing Snow, High 27F, Low 18F
50%
27
18
ThuNov 27
Thu Nov 27: Mostly Sunny, High 25F, Low 13F
25
13
FriNov 28
Fri Nov 28: Snow, High 25F, Low 17F
20%
25
17
SatNov 29
Sat Nov 29: Snow, High 24F, Low 6F
60%
24
6
SunNov 30
Sun Nov 30: Mostly Sunny, High 15F, Low -3F
15
-3
MonDec 1
Mon Dec 1: Mostly Sunny, High 14F, Low -2F
14
-2

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures drop from 40°F to a low of 14°F, then recover to 14°F by week's end. Unsettled weather expected with snow likely on at least 4 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 10°F below the historical average for November-December. Normal highs for this period are around 34°F with lows around 18°F.

This Date in Weather History

1970 - The temperature at Tallahassee, FL, dipped to 13 degrees, following a high of 40 degrees the previous day. The mercury then reached 67 degrees on the 26th, and highs were in the 70s the rest of the month.

More on this and other weather history

Lester Prairie, MN 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Tuesday Nov 25

Rain

Day: Rain. Patchy fog after 5pm. Steady temperature around 40. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Rain And Snow

Night: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 8pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 7pm and midnight. Low around 23. Windy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Wednesday Nov 26

Blowing Snow

Day: Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Nov 27

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.

Friday Nov 28

Snow

Day: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

Snow

Night: Snow. Low around 17. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday Nov 29

Snow

Day: Snow likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Snow

Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday Nov 30

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 15. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. West wind around 5 mph.

Monday Dec 1

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. West wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday Dec 2

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 16. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.


About Lester Prairie, MN

Lester Prairie is a city in McLeod County, Minnesota, United States, along the South Fork of the Crow River. The population was 1,894 at the 2020 census.

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