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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fairmont, Fairmont Municipal Airport (KFRM)

Lat: 43.65°NLon: 94.42°WElev: 1161ft.

Overcast

43°F

6°C

Humidity	63%
Wind Speed	S 17 mph
Barometer	29.51 in (1000.5 mb)
Dewpoint	31°F (-1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	35°F (2°C)
Last update	12 Mar 6:56 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

7 Miles NNE Welcome MN

Winter Storm Watch March 14, 07:00pm until March 16, 07:00am

High Wind Warning March 12, 10:00pm until March 13, 07:00am

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Winter Storm Watch

High Wind Warning

Tonight
Low: 27 °F
Rain Likely
and Windy
then Mostly
Cloudy and
Very Windy
Friday
High: 38 °F
Decreasing
Clouds and
Windy
Friday Night
Low: 26 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Snow
Saturday
High: 38 °F
Chance Snow
Saturday Night
Low: 26 °F
Rain/Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Sunday
High: 29 °F⇓
Heavy Snow
and Blowing
Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 2 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Areas Blowing
Snow
Monday
High: 12 °F
Blustery.
Patchy
Blowing Snow
then Sunny
Monday Night
Low: -2 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Rain likely, mainly before 10pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Very windy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 25 mph becoming west northwest 30 to 40 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 38. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 35 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Friday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 26. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 38. East southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday Night

Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after midnight. The snow could be heavy at times. Patchy blowing snow after 11pm. Low around 26. Blustery, with an east northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.

Sunday

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 2pm. Temperature falling to around 24 by 5pm. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am. Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Windy, with a north northwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Monday

Patchy blowing snow before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 12. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, 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 25 mph.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 22. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. South southeast wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 35. South wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. South southwest wind around 10 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.