Lake-Effect Snow through Friday; Strong Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper-like system will drop down from Canada on Thursday, bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains Thursday afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

Current conditions at

Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (KOWA)

Lat: 44.12°NLon: 93.26°WElev: 1129ft.

Fair

8°F

-13°C

Humidity	86%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.13 in
Dewpoint	5°F (-15°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	15 Jan 1:15 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Owatonna MN

Overnight
Low: 8 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 29 °F
Chance Snow
Thursday Night
Low: 29 °F
Chance Wintry
Mix then Snow
Likely and
Blustery
Friday
High: 30 °F⇓
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Friday Night
Low: 2 °F
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Saturday
High: 5 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -6 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 15 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Sunday Night
Low: -3 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Calm wind.

Thursday

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

A chance of freezing rain before 7pm, then snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday

Snow, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow before noon, then patchy blowing snow after 2pm. Temperature falling to around 15 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 5. Northwest wind around 15 mph.

Saturday Night

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

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 15. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Northwest wind around 15 mph.

M.L.King Day

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.