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Heavy Precipitation in the West; Wintry Mix in the North; Fire Weather in the High Plains

Pacific moisture will continue to bring locally heavy coastal/lower elevation rain and heavy mountain snow to the West Coast and portions of the Intermountain West through Monday. A wintry mix will create hazardous travel across the northern Plains and Upper Midwest into early Monday. Dry, gusty winds are resulting in elevated to critical fire weather in the south/central High Plains. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Austin Municipal (KAUM)

Lat: 43.67°NLon: 92.93°WElev: 1230ft.

Fair

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 91%
Wind Speed S 10 mph
Barometer 29.69 in
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill20°F (-7°C)
Last update 4 Jan 8:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Blooming Prairie MN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 2am. Areas of freezing fog after 5am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 26. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Areas
    Freezing Fog
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy dense fog before 1pm, then patchy dense fog after 3pm. Areas of dense freezing fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 35. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 35 °F

    Areas Dense
    Freezing Fog
    and Patchy
    Dense Fog

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of drizzle before 3am, then a slight chance of drizzle or freezing rain between 3am and 5am, then a slight chance of rain after 5am. Patchy fog before 11pm, then patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 30 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Freezing
    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

    Low: 24 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog after 2am. Areas of freezing fog after 5am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 26. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Monday
Patchy dense fog before 1pm, then patchy dense fog after 3pm. Areas of dense freezing fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 35. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A slight chance of drizzle before 3am, then a slight chance of drizzle or freezing rain between 3am and 5am, then a slight chance of rain after 5am. Patchy fog before 11pm, then patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday
Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. East wind around 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. West northwest wind around 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 25. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Blooming Prairie MN
 43.86°N 93.06°W (Elev. 1299 ft)
Last Update:
8:42 pm CST Jan 4, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm CST Jan 4, 2026-6pm CST Jan 11, 2026
 
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