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

Alexandria, Chandler Field (KAXN)

Lat: 45.87°NLon: 95.39°WElev: 1424ft.

Freezing Fog

30°F

-1°C

Humidity	96%
Wind Speed	SE 20 mph
Barometer	29.63 in (1005.4 mb)
Dewpoint	29°F (-2°C)
Visibility	0.50 mi
Wind Chill	17°F (-8°C)
Last update	27 Dec 5:53 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Nelson MN

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

Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 06:03am until December 27, 12:00pm

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Winter Storm Watch

Dense Fog Advisory

Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 06:03am until December 27, 12:00pm
NOW until 12:00pm Sat
Dense Fog Advisory
Today
High: 37 °F
Areas Dense
Freezing Fog
and Areas
Dense Fog
Tonight
Low: 11 °F
Patchy
Freezing Fog
then Chance
Snow and
Patchy
Freezing Fog
Sunday
High: 17 °F⇓
Snow Likely
and Blowing
Snow
Sunday Night
Low: -3 °F
Chance Snow
and Blowing
Snow
Monday
High: 4 °F
Blustery.
Patchy
Blowing Snow
then Mostly
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 0 °F⇑
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 29 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday Night
Low: 4 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Areas of dense fog after 8am. Areas of dense freezing fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. South wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 5am. Patchy freezing fog before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with an east southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Sunday

Snow likely, mainly between 9am and noon. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 2pm. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 7 by 4pm. Wind chill values as low as -16. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Sunday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -26. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Monday

Patchy blowing snow before noon. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 0 by 11pm, then rising to around 6 during the remainder of the night. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 9. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -10. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

New Year's Day

Sunny and cold, with a high near -1. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -11. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.