Damaging Winds Tonight - Friday Morning With Snow in Central WI, Then a Potentially Historic Weekend Snowstorm

Two back-to-back intense storm systems will move through the region tonight into this weekend. DAMAGING WIND areawide is the main hazard late tonight through Friday morning, along with some snow mainly in central Wisconsin. Then a POTENTIALLY HISTORIC SNOWSTORM is expected mainly Saturday night through Sunday night. Monitor the forecast for the latest updates and make appropriate preparations! Read More >

Current conditions at

Winona, Winona Municipal Airport-Max Conrad Field (KONA)

Lat: 44.08°NLon: 91.7°WElev: 656ft.

Partly Cloudy

43°F

6°C

Humidity 76%
Wind Speed SW 10 G 18 mph
Barometer 29.22 in
Dewpoint 36°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill37°F (3°C)
Last update 13 Mar 1:55 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSE Utica MN

Winter Storm Watch March 14, 07:00pm until March 16, 01:00pm
High Wind Warning March 13, 02:07am until March 13, 10:00am
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Winter Storm Watch
High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning March 13, 02:07am until March 13, 10:00am

    NOW until 10:00am Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 29 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing snow before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Very windy, with a northwest wind 35 to 40 mph decreasing to 26 to 31 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Very
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 25 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times.  Patchy blowing snow after 4am. Low around 28. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

    Low: 28 °F

    Snow Likely
    then Heavy
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times.  Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 2pm. High near 31. Blustery, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 10 to 14 inches possible.

    High: 31 °F

    Heavy Snow
    and Blowing
    Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Snow, mainly before 1am.  Low around 8. Windy, with a north wind around 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 8 °F

    Snow and
    Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 16 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Blustery

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A slight chance of rain before 3am, then a slight chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Windy, with a west wind 29 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Patchy blowing snow before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Very windy, with a northwest wind 35 to 40 mph decreasing to 26 to 31 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Friday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night
Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Patchy blowing snow after 4am. Low around 28. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.
Sunday
Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 2pm. High near 31. Blustery, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 10 to 14 inches possible.
Sunday Night
Snow, mainly before 1am. Low around 8. Windy, with a north wind around 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -3. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. West wind 8 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. South wind 10 to 14 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 38. South wind around 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. South wind around 8 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Southwest wind around 9 mph.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles SSE Utica MN
 43.91°N 91.89°W
1:21 am CDT Mar 13, 2026
2am CDT Mar 13, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 19, 2026
 
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