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

Albert Lea, Albert Lea Municipal Airport (KAEL)

Lat: 43.68°NLon: 93.37°WElev: 1260ft.

Fog/Mist

33°F

1°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	S 15 mph
Barometer	29.78 in
Dewpoint	33°F (1°C)
Visibility	1.75 mi
Wind Chill	23°F (-5°C)
Last update	27 Dec 6:35 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Hayward MN

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

Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 06:40am until December 27, 12:00pm

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Winter Storm Watch

Dense Fog Advisory

Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 06:40am until December 27, 12:00pm
NOW until 12:00pm Sat
Dense Fog Advisory
Today
High: 42 °F
Areas Dense
Fog
Tonight
Low: 33 °F
Patchy Dense
Fog then
Chance Rain
and Patchy
Fog
Sunday
High: 36 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
and Blowing
Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 3 °F
Snow Likely
and Blowing
Snow
Monday
High: 9 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Areas Blowing
Snow
Monday Night
Low: 1 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 28 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 13 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Areas of dense fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 42. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 5am. Patchy dense fog before 1am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 33. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.

Sunday

Rain and snow before 10am, then snow and freezing rain between 10am and 11am, then snow after 11am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 5pm. Temperature falling to around 15 by 5pm. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Sunday Night

Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 7pm and 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Areas of blowing snow before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 9. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 1. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 28. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 17. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. North northwest wind around 10 mph.

New Year's Day

Sunny and cold, with a high near 5. West northwest wind around 10 mph.