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Current conditions at

Fairmont, Fairmont Municipal Airport (KFRM)

Lat: 43.65°NLon: 94.42°WElev: 1161ft.

Light Snow

29°F

-2°C

Humidity	82%
Wind Speed	E 8 mph
Barometer	30.08 in (1020.3 mb)
Dewpoint	24°F (-4°C)
Visibility	9.00 mi
Wind Chill	21°F (-6°C)
Last update	14 Mar 8:56 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Welcome MN

Blizzard Warning March 15, 01:00pm until March 16, 04:00am

Winter Storm Warning March 15, 04:00am until March 15, 01:00pm

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Blizzard Warning

Winter Storm Warning

Today
High: 41 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Cloudy and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 27 °F
Breezy.
Chance Wintry
Mix then
Wintry Mix
Sunday
High: 28 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
and Blowing
Snow then
Snow and
Blowing Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 0 °F
Chance Snow
and Blowing
Snow
Monday
High: 10 °F
Blowing Snow
and Windy
Monday Night
Low: -2 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
then Mostly
Clear
Tuesday
High: 29 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 27 °F
Chance Snow
and Breezy
Wednesday
High: 45 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight

Rain, snow, and freezing rain likely before 1am, then rain or freezing rain between 1am and 4am, then sleet after 4am. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 27. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday

Snow, possibly mixed with sleet before 9am, then snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain and sleet between 9am and 10am, then snow after 10am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 11am. Temperature falling to around 22 by 5pm. Very windy, with a north wind 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Sunday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow before 1am. Widespread blowing snow. Cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -24. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 35 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Monday

Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 10. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -2. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday

A 40 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 29. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 27. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 10 to 15 mph.