Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Watching Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (KOWA)

Lat: 44.12°NLon: 93.26°WElev: 1129ft.

Light Snow

13°F

-11°C

Humidity	86%
Wind Speed	S 8 mph
Barometer	30.06 in
Dewpoint	10°F (-12°C)
Visibility	7.00 mi
Wind Chill	2°F (-17°C)
Last update	20 Jan 5:55 pm CST

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

6 Miles E Waseca MN

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 09:00pm until January 24, 12:00pm

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Extreme Cold Watch

Tonight
Low: 8 °F
Snow Likely
then Slight
Chance Snow
Wednesday
High: 25 °F
Partly Sunny
then Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 1 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy
Thursday
High: 9 °F
Partly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: -20 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: -11 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -22 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -3 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -13 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Snow likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Wednesday

Snow after noon. Patchy blowing snow after 3pm. High near 25. Blustery, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Wednesday Night

Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -12. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -18. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near -11. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -22. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. South wind around 5 mph.