Mankato, MN Weather Forecast
Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Mankato, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Mankato, MN at a glance
Mankato is home to about 45,742 people in Blue Earth County, across 20 square miles. It ranks 22nd by population of 270 places in Minnesota with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is North Mankato, 3 miles away.
- County
- Blue Earth County
- Population
- 45,742 2023 est.
- Land area
- 20 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 2,300
- Forecast point
- 44.1711°N, 93.9764°W
How well can the network see Mankato?
The nearest Doppler radar is KMPX (Minneapolis, MN), to the NNE. Its lowest scan passes about 3,700 ft above Mankato. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form.
The closest weather station is KMKT (Mankato Rgnl). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Mankato
- North Mankato, MN3 mi
- Eagle Lake, MN5 mi
- St. Peter, MN11 mi
- Lake Crystal, MN13 mi
- Le Center, MN19 mi
- Le Sueur, MN21 mi
- Waseca, MN24 mi
- New Ulm, MN26 mi
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