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

Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (KOWA)

Lat: 44.12°NLon: 93.26°WElev: 1129ft.

Fair

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 89%
Wind Speed S 17 mph
Barometer 29.67 in
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill18°F (-8°C)
Last update 4 Jan 7:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NW Blooming Prairie MN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 2am.  Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 26. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy dense fog before 1pm, then patchy dense fog after 3pm. Areas of dense freezing fog between 7am and 9am.  Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 35. Calm wind becoming 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 or freezing rain between midnight 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 34. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

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

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly 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 25. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 26. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Monday
Patchy dense fog before 1pm, then patchy dense fog after 3pm. Areas of dense freezing fog between 7am and 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 35. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A slight chance of drizzle or freezing rain between midnight 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 34. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly 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 25. 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 9. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 25. West wind around 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NW Blooming Prairie MN
 43.92°N 93.12°W (Elev. 1312 ft)
7:26 pm CST Jan 4, 2026
7pm CST Jan 4, 2026-6pm CST Jan 11, 2026
 
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