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

Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (KOWA)

Lat: 44.12°NLon: 93.26°WElev: 1129ft.

Overcast

24°F

-4°C

Humidity	99%
Wind Speed	W 9 mph
Barometer	29.68 in
Dewpoint	24°F (-4°C)
Visibility	8.00 mi
Wind Chill	14°F (-10°C)
Last update	9 Dec 7:55 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles ENE Hope MN

Winter Weather Advisory December 9, 03:00pm until December 10, 06:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

Today
High: 35 °F
Cloudy then
Wintry Mix
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 19 °F
Rain/Snow and
Windy then
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday
High: 24 °F⇓
Cloudy and
Blustery
Wednesday Night
Low: 6 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 17 °F
Chance Snow
Thursday Night
Low: 3 °F
Chance Snow
Friday
High: 13 °F⇓
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy and
Blustery
Friday Night
Low: -9 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 0 °F
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today

Snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 3pm, then rain, possibly mixed with snow between 3pm and 5pm, then rain after 5pm. High near 35. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight

Rain and snow, becoming all snow after midnight. Patchy blowing snow between midnight and 5am. Low around 19. Windy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 30 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday

Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 17 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light after midnight.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 13 by 9am, then falling to around 3 during the remainder of the day. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 0. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -17. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 6. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. South wind around 10 mph.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 19. South wind around 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.