MNZ093-140900-
Freeborn-
Including the city of Albert Lea
122 AM CDT Sat Mar 14 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT
MONDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
upper 20s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs in the
upper 30s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Breezy, cloudy. Chance of snow in the evening,
then rain and freezing rain after midnight. Little or no snow
accumulation. Ice accumulation of less than one quarter of an
inch. Lows in the upper 20s. East winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of
precipitation 90 percent.
.SUNDAY...Windy. Light sleet, freezing rain, snow and rain in the
morning, then snow in the afternoon. Patchy blowing snow in the
morning. Blowing snow in the afternoon. Moderate snow
accumulations. Ice accumulation of less than one quarter of an
inch. Highs around 30. North winds 25 to 35 mph. Gusts up to
50 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation near
100 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Windy. Much colder. Snow likely in the evening,
then chance of snow after midnight. Blowing snow through the
night. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times after
midnight. Light snow accumulations. Lows around 4. North winds
25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.MONDAY...Windy, colder. Partly sunny. A 30 percent chance of
snow in the morning. Areas of blowing snow in the morning, then
patchy blowing snow in the afternoon. Highs around 12.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow in the
evening. Lows around 2 below.
.TUESDAY...Not as cold. Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly
cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs
in the mid 20s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Not as cold. Snow likely in the evening. Near
steady temperature in the mid 20s. Chance of snow 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Not as cold. Sunny. Highs around 40.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Not as cold. Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower
30s.
.THURSDAY...Not as cool. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
MNZ093-150900-
Albert Lea-Freeborn MN
43.69N 93.37W Elev. 1257 ft
121 AM CDT Sat Mar 14 2026
Date 03/13/26 Sat 03/14/26 Sun 03/15/26 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 27 39 29 30 4
Temp 28 28 31 35 39 37 35 34 33 31 29 28 28 24 19 14 9 4
Dewpt 20 20 21 24 27 27 28 29 30 29 27 26 25 21 16 10 5 1
RH 71 71 66 64 62 67 75 82 89 92 92 92 88 88 88 84 83 87
Wind dir E SE SE SE SE E E E E NE NE N N N N NW NW NW
Wind spd 3 5 8 12 14 14 18 20 19 21 25 27 29 32 31 29 28 26
Wind gust 26 28 33 29 32 37 42 47 48 44 42 41 37
Clouds B2 OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr 10 30 100 100 70
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.33 0.49 0.10
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Frzg rain D S
Rain D D
Sleet D D
Snow S S S S C D D D L L C C
Tstms S S
Obvis BS BS BS BS BS BS BS
Wind chill -7-13-19
Min chill -7 -20
Winter Storm W W W W W W W W W W
Date 03/16 Tue 03/17/26 Wed 03/18/26 Thu 03/19/26 Fri 03/20/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 12 -2 25 18 41 32 47 33 50
Temp 9 10 3 -3 15 21 24 24 36 39 34 33 43 45 37 34 48 48
Dewpt 3 4 -1 -7 7 15 21 24 33 35 33 32 37 38 34 32 38 39
PWind dir NW NW SW S SW W W N S
Wind char BZ GN GN GN GN LT GN LT GN
Avg clouds B2 B1 SC FW SC B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 30 50 5 5 5 5 5
Snow C C S
Last updated: 2026-03-14 07:11:01.669001 Central