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

28°F

-2°C

Humidity	92%
Wind Speed	S 8 mph
Barometer	29.47 in
Dewpoint	26°F (-3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	20°F (-7°C)
Last update	9 Dec 1:55 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles S Owatonna MN

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

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Winter Weather Advisory

This Afternoon
High: 35 °F
Wintry Mix
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 19 °F
Rain/Snow and
Windy then
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday
High: 23 °F⇓
Slight Chance
Snow and
Blustery
Wednesday Night
Low: 5 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 18 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Snow
Thursday Night
Low: 9 °F
Chance Snow
Friday
High: 16 °F⇓
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
Friday Night
Low: -7 °F
Cloudy then
Slight Chance
Snow
Saturday
High: 0 °F
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Rain or freezing rain before 4pm, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with snow between 4pm and 5pm, then rain and snow after 5pm. High near 35. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 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 4am. Low around 19. Windy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 30 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Wednesday

A slight chance of snow between 10am and 1pm. 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 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Thursday

A 40 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 9. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 16 by 11am, then falling to around 8 during the remainder of the day. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around -7. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday

A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 0. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -17. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 18. South wind 10 to 15 mph.