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Winter Storm Warning in effect from March 14, 07:00 PM CDT until March 16, 07:00 AM CDT

Current conditions at

Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (KOWA)

Lat: 44.12°NLon: 93.26°WElev: 1129ft.

Fair

32°F

0°C

Humidity	56%
Wind Speed	W 10 mph
Barometer	30.02 in
Dewpoint	18°F (-8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	24°F (-4°C)
Last update	13 Mar 6:55 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

7 Miles ENE Ellendale MN

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

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Winter Storm Warning

Tonight
Low: 26 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Saturday
High: 36 °F
Chance Snow
Saturday Night
Low: 28 °F
Snow and
Breezy then
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Sunday
High: 31 °F
Wintry Mix
and Blowing
Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 4 °F
Snow Likely
and Blowing
Snow
Monday
High: 12 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
Monday Night
Low: -4 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 23 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 17 °F
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east after midnight.

Saturday

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday Night

Snow, possibly mixed with sleet before 2am, then snow and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain. The snow could be heavy at times. Patchy blowing snow before 2am, then patchy blowing snow 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 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Sunday

Snow and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 8am, then snow, possibly mixed with sleet between 8am and 9am, then snow after 9am. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 1pm. High near 31. Windy, with a north northeast wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.

Sunday Night

Snow likely, mainly before 1am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 4. Windy, with a north northwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 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. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 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 25 mph.

Tuesday

A 30 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 23. 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 low around 17. South wind around 15 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. West southwest wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday Night

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

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. West southwest wind around 10 mph.

Thursday Night

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