Prolonged Atmospheric River in the Northwest; Snow in the North-Central US

A prolonged atmospheric river will bring heavy rainfall which may lead to widespread urban and river flooding, heavy mountain snow, along with gusty winds to the Pacific Northwest into the northern Rockies through much of the week. A clipper will bring a period of snow across the upper Midwest and the Great Lakes into Tuesday, before a stronger system bring more wintry impacts. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Minneapolis, Crystal Airport (KMIC)

Lat: 45.06°NLon: 93.35°WElev: 866ft.

Fog/Mist

22°F

-6°C

Humidity	92%
Wind Speed	S 8 mph
Barometer	29.71 in (1007.5 mb)
Dewpoint	20°F (-7°C)
Visibility	3.00 mi
Wind Chill	13°F (-11°C)
Last update	9 Dec 12:53 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles N Minneapolis MN

Winter Weather Advisory December 9, 03:00pm until December 10, 06:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

Overnight
Low: 25 °F
Patchy Fog
Tuesday
High: 33 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Wintry Mix
Tuesday Night
Low: 20 °F
Rain/Snow
then Snow
Likely and
Blustery
Wednesday
High: 25 °F
Chance Snow
and Blustery
then Mostly
Cloudy
Wednesday Night
Low: 3 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 15 °F
Chance Snow
Thursday Night
Low: 1 °F
Chance Snow
Friday
High: 11 °F
Chance Snow
then Partly
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: -11 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Patchy fog before 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 25. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday

Snow before 4pm, then snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 4pm and 5pm, then rain and snow after 5pm. High near 33. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Tuesday Night

Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after midnight. Low around 20. Blustery, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 15. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Thursday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 11. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. West northwest wind around 5 mph.