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Winter Storm Warning in effect from March 15, 01:00 AM CDT until March 16, 07:00 AM CDT

Current conditions at

Austin Municipal (KAUM)

Lat: 43.67°NLon: 92.93°WElev: 1230ft.

A Few Clouds

35°F

2°C

Humidity	65%
Wind Speed	W 18 G 24 mph
Barometer	29.97 in
Dewpoint	25°F (-4°C)
Visibility	9.00 mi
Wind Chill	24°F (-4°C)
Last update	13 Mar 5:15 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNE Oakland MN

Winter Storm Warning March 15, 01:00am until March 16, 07:00am

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Winter Storm Warning

Tonight
Low: 26 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Snow
Saturday
High: 37 °F
Chance Snow
Saturday Night
Low: 28 °F
Breezy. Snow
Likely then
Wintry Mix
Sunday
High: 33 °F
Wintry Mix
and Blowing
Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 6 °F
Snow Likely
and Blowing
Snow
Monday
High: 12 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Windy
Monday Night
Low: -4 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 24 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 22 °F
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

A 10 percent chance of snow after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 26. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Saturday

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday Night

Snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 1am, then rain, snow, and freezing rain between 1am and 4am, then snow and freezing rain after 4am. Low around 28. 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 accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Sunday

Freezing rain and sleet before 9am, then snow, possibly mixed with sleet between 9am and 10am, then snow after 10am. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 1pm. High near 33. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Sunday Night

Snow likely, mainly before 1am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 6. Windy, with a north northwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Monday

Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 24. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 22. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. South wind around 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. West wind around 10 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West northwest wind around 10 mph becoming east after midnight.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.