I-90 Minnesota Road Conditions

I-90 crosses 274 miles of Minnesota, between the Wisconsin line and the South Dakota line. That is 9% of I-90's 3,020 miles.

Inside Minnesota it meets I-35.

By mile marker, I-90 passes Rochester 216 (7 mi off). It is the only city on this stretch that the mileposts name.

8 current reports along the route, including 1 full closure. The 6 most serious are listed below. Always check with the responsible state DOT before setting off.

• Road closed

  I-90: Incident

  Incident due to incident.

  I-90 • MN • Ongoing Details

• Lanes blocked

  I-90: Reduced To One Lane

  Reduced To One Lane due to reduced to one lane. There is a weight limit in effect. Width limit 335 ft.

  I-90 • MN • Until Oct 23, 9:00 PM Details

• Lanes blocked

  I-90: Crash

  Crash due to crash.

  I-90 • MN • Ongoing Details

• Restriction

  I-90: Bridge Maintenance Operations

  Bridge Maintenance Operations due to bridge maintenance operations. There is a weight limit in effect. Width limit 427 ft.

  I-90 • MN • Until Oct 22, 4:00 PM Details

• Restriction

  I-90: Construction Work

  Construction Work due to construction work. There is a weight limit in effect. Width limit 351 ft.

  I-90 • MN • Until Oct 18, 12:00 AM Details

• Restriction

  I-90: Gross Weight Limit

  Gross Weight Limit due to gross weight limit. There is a weight limit in effect. No vehicles over 158997 lbs.

  I-90 • MN • Ongoing Details

Winter reporting is off for the season. Iowa DOT's Winter Road Conditions – Midwest Region feed, which carries Minnesota DOT's segment-by-segment snow and ice conditions, runs from October 15 to April 15; outside that window it changes only as needed. Our own forecast below runs year-round.

Conditions are entered by Minnesota DOT maintenance staff and describe what is on the pavement, not the forecast. They reach this page through Iowa DOT's Winter Road Conditions – Midwest Region feed, published for reference; the authoritative report is 511MN. Always check with 511MN before setting off.

Source: Minnesota DOT, via Iowa DOT's Midwest Region layer, CC BY 4.0.

NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, from a weather station in Minnesota. A dash is a figure that station does not report, not a zero.

Towns Along I-90 in Minnesota

From Luverne to La Crescent, with the position of each town measured along this stretch itself — counted from the Luverne end, not from a state milepost, so it will not match the numbers on the signs.

1. 13 mi Luverne 1.1 mi off the road
2. 27 mi Adrian
3. 63 mi Lakefield 2.7 mi off the road
4. 73 mi Jackson 1.0 mi off the road
5. 88 mi Sherburn
6. 102 mi Fairmont 2.4 mi off the road
7. 158 mi Albert Lea 2.3 mi off the road
8. 178 mi Austin
9. 208 mi Stewartville 1.5 mi off the road
10. 218 mi Eyota 2.3 mi off the road
11. 242 mi Lewiston 3.4 mi off the road
12. 274 mi La Crescent 2.1 mi off the road

Places from the US Census Gazetteer and population estimates, both public domain; distances measured along this page's own route geometry.

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I-90 in Minnesota Road Weather FAQ

Is Interstate 90 in Minnesota closed right now?

Yes — one full closure is reported on I-90 in Minnesota as of Oct 8, 2026 10:47 PM CDT. 7 lane closures, roadworks or restrictions are in force. They are listed under closures and road blocks on this page.

What are I-90 in Minnesota road conditions today?

The map on this page colors the route along I-90 in Minnesota by what is on the pavement right now — dry, wet, slush, snow or ice — from radar and surface data, last updated Oct 8, 2026 8:48 PM CDT. Right now temperatures run from 59°F to 66°F and the strongest wind is 7 mph.

Where are Minnesota road closures reported officially?

Minnesota's official traveler information service is 511MN, at 511mn.org, and it is where closures and restrictions are reported.

How often does Minnesota DOT update winter road conditions?

Minnesota DOT reports the winter condition of each stretch of state highway through Iowa DOT's Winter Road Conditions – Midwest Region feed, which runs from October 15 to April 15 and refreshes every 10 minutes. The conditions are entered by maintenance staff and describe what is on the pavement, not a forecast; this page shows the current report for I-90 in Minnesota beside our own road-surface forecast.

How often are I-90 in Minnesota road conditions updated?

The road surface and weather layers are rebuilt whenever this page is opened with data more than ten minutes old, and refreshed on a schedule in between, so nothing here is more than about two hours old even on a road nobody has looked at. Closures and road blocks are re-imported from the state 511 feeds every fifteen minutes, and the written state-by-state summaries are refreshed daily. Every section on this page carries the time its data was fetched.