| NWS Forecast for: Rice County Issued by: National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen, MN Last Update: 318 PM CST Sat Dec 27 2025 | |
Rest Of Today: Cloudy. Widespread fog. Near steady temperature around 40. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight: Cloudy. Widespread dense fog through the night. A 20 percent chance of rain after midnight. Near steady temperature in the upper 30s. South winds up to 10 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. Sunday: Windy. Snow with possible rain and freezing rain in the morning, then snow in the afternoon. Widespread fog and patchy blowing snow in the morning. Blowing snow in the afternoon. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times in the afternoon. Snow accumulation of 3 to 4 inches. Highs in the mid 30s. Temperatures falling into the lower teens in the afternoon. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. Sunday Night: Windy. Much colder. Snow. Blowing snow. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times in the evening. Moderate snow accumulations. Lows around 4. Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent. Monday: Windy. Much colder. Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing snow. Highs around 9. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph. Monday Night: Mostly clear. Lows around 1 below. Tuesday: Not as cold. Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 20s. Tuesday Night: Not as cold. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 14. Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Highs around 20. Wednesday Night: Colder. Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of snow in the evening. Lows around 1 below. New Years Day: Colder. Mostly sunny. Highs around 8. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows around 3 below. Friday: Partly sunny. Highs around 15. | |
| Zone Forecast: Rice County | |
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