Winter Weather in Sibley, Minnesota

Winter Weather February 28, 2026 · Sibley, Minnesota

What the National Weather Service wrote

A narrow band of snow produced trace to 5 inches across the county. The highest amounts likely occurred in in the southwestern portion of the county.

The wider storm

A narrow band of heavy snow developed across west-central and southern Minnesota. At times, snowfall rates reached near one inch per hour which negatively impacted road conditions and visibility. The strongest support for heavy snow featured a very sharp gradient from high versus low snowfall totals. The snow fell during a 18-22 hour period.

The highest snowfall measurements for this event were:

7.0 inches in St. Peter (Nicollet)

6.5 inches 2 NE Kasota (Le Sueur)

6.0 inches in Mankato (Blue Earth)

5.5 inches in Owatonna (Steele)

5.0 inches 1 SE of Elysian (Waseca).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1320375. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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