Prolonged Atmospheric River in the Pacific Northwest; Snow and High Winds in the North-Central U.S.

A prolonged atmospheric river will continue impacting the Pacific Northwest with heavy rainfall which has lead to areas of urban and river flooding along with gusty winds into Thursday. A clipper will bring heavy snow, some mixed wintry precipitation, and gusty to high winds across the northern Plains, Upper Midwest, and the Great Lakes into Thursday morning. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

St. James Municipal Airport (KJYG)

Lat: 43.99°NLon: 94.55°WElev: 1063ft.

Mostly Cloudy

27°F

-3°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	S 14 mph
Barometer	29.53 in
Dewpoint	27°F (-3°C)
Visibility	9.00 mi
Wind Chill	16°F (-9°C)
Last update	9 Dec 11:55 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Butterfield MN

Winter Storm Watch December 9, 09:00pm until December 10, 12:00pm

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Winter Storm Watch

This Afternoon
High: 38 °F
Rain Likely
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 16 °F
Chance
Drizzle/Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday
High: 22 °F
Cloudy and
Windy
Wednesday Night
Low: 8 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 20 °F
Chance Snow
Thursday Night
Low: 4 °F
Chance Snow
Friday
High: 16 °F⇓
Blustery.
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Cloudy
Friday Night
Low: -6 °F
Cloudy then
Slight Chance
Snow
Saturday
High: 1 °F
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Rain likely, mainly between 2pm and 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

A chance of drizzle and snow before 3am, then a slight chance of snow between 3am and 5am. Patchy blowing snow between 1am and 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 16. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday

Cloudy, with a high near 22. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday

A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the morning.

Thursday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 2 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around -6. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 1. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -14. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 9. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 21. South southwest wind around 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.