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

Fairmont, Fairmont Municipal Airport (KFRM)

Lat: 43.65°NLon: 94.42°WElev: 1161ft.

Fair

20°F

-7°C

Humidity	92%
Wind Speed	W 5 mph
Barometer	29.76 in (1009.9 mb)
Dewpoint	18°F (-8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	13°F (-11°C)
Last update	9 Dec 3:56 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles N Frost MN

Winter Storm Watch December 9, 09:00pm until December 10, 12:00pm

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Winter Storm Watch

Overnight
Low: 18 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 37 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then
Rain/Freezing
Rain and
Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 19 °F
Rain/Snow
Likely and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday
High: 22 °F⇓
Mostly Cloudy
and Windy
then Slight
Chance Snow
and Blustery
Wednesday Night
Low: 7 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 19 °F
Chance Snow
Thursday Night
Low: 5 °F
Chance Snow
Friday
High: 13 °F⇓
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery
Friday Night
Low: -7 °F
Cloudy then
Slight Chance
Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday

A chance of freezing rain before 2pm, then rain. High near 37. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.

Tuesday Night

Rain likely before 1am, then a chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow between 1am and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph becoming northwest 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 22 by 11am, then falling to around 17 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.

Thursday

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the evening.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 13 by 8am, then falling to around 4 during the remainder of the day. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around -7. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday

A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 1. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -16. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 7. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. South wind around 10 mph.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 21. South wind around 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.