Heavy Snow in the Cascades and Northern Rockies; Wintry Mix in the Northeast; High Winds in Southern California

Two more cold fronts will pass through the Northwest U.S. this week with heavy mountain snow continuing across the Cascades, and northern Rockies. A quick moving storm system will bring mixed precipitation including some freezing rain across the Northeast U.S. today. High winds could blow down trees and power lines in the mountains of southern California this evening through Thursday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (KOWA)

Lat: 44.12°NLon: 93.26°WElev: 1129ft.

Fair

37°F

3°C

Humidity	91%
Wind Speed	S 13 mph
Barometer	29.64 in
Dewpoint	35°F (2°C)
Visibility	9.00 mi
Wind Chill	29°F (-2°C)
Last update	7 Jan 3:55 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

8 Miles NE Ellendale MN

Tonight
Low: 29 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Thursday
High: 35 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Rain
Thursday Night
Low: 26 °F
Wintry Mix
then Chance
Snow
Friday
High: 30 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Friday Night
Low: 20 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Snow
Saturday
High: 24 °F⇓
Chance Snow
and Blustery
Saturday Night
Low: 10 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Blustery then
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 22 °F
Partly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 19 °F⇑
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with a low around 29. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday

Rain, mainly after 3pm. High near 35. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night

Rain, snow, and freezing rain before 11pm, then rain and snow between 11pm and midnight, then a chance of snow after midnight. Low around 26. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday

A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 18 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 22. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 25 by 4am. South southwest wind around 10 mph.

Monday

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

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. West wind around 10 mph.