Heavy Rain and Mountain Snow Lingers in California; Winter Storm Impacting the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

An atmospheric river will wind down through today across California with lingering heavy rainfall, heavy mountain snow, and gusty winds. A wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow will cause hazardous travel conditions for the Great Lakes into the northern Mid-Atlantic and southern New England today through Saturday morning. Areas of tree damage and power outages are possible. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Minneapolis - Flying Cloud Airport (KFCM)

Lat: 44.83°NLon: 93.47°WElev: 906ft.

Fog/Mist

32°F

0°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	SE 12 mph
Barometer	29.77 in (1009.2 mb)
Dewpoint	32°F (0°C)
Visibility	1.25 mi
Wind Chill	23°F (-5°C)
Last update	27 Dec 5:53 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Excelsior MN

Winter Storm Watch December 28, 06:00am until December 29, 12:00pm

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Winter Storm Watch

Today
High: 43 °F
Areas Fog
Tonight
Low: 24 °F
Patchy Fog
then Chance
Rain and
Patchy Fog
Sunday
High: 35 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
and Blowing
Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 6 °F
Snow and
Blowing Snow
Monday
High: 11 °F
Blustery.
Patchy
Blowing Snow
then Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 1 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 29 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday Night
Low: 10 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 12 °F
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today

Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 43. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 5am. Patchy fog before 1am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 24. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

Sunday

A chance of rain and snow before 8am, then a chance of snow and freezing rain between 8am and 9am, then snow after 9am. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 4pm. Temperature falling to around 15 by 5pm. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Sunday Night

Snow, mainly before 3am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 9pm and 3am. Low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Monday

Patchy blowing snow before noon. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 11. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 1. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. West northwest wind around 15 mph.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 12. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -4. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

New Year's Day

Sunny and cold, with a high near 4. West northwest wind around 10 mph.