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Winter Storm Warning in effect from March 14, 07:00 PM CDT until March 16, 07:00 AM CDT

Current conditions at

Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (KOWA)

Lat: 44.12°NLon: 93.26°WElev: 1129ft.

Overcast

25°F

-4°C

Humidity	97%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.11 in
Dewpoint	24°F (-4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	14 Mar 1:15 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Owatonna MN

Winter Storm Warning March 14, 07:00pm until March 16, 07:00am

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Winter Storm Warning

Overnight
Low: 26 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 37 °F
Cloudy then
Chance Snow
Saturday Night
Low: 28 °F
Breezy. Snow
Likely then
Wintry Mix
Sunday
High: 29 °F
Wintry Mix
and Blowing
Snow then
Heavy Snow
and Blowing
Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 5 °F
Heavy Snow
and Blowing
Snow
Monday
High: 13 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
Monday Night
Low: -4 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 24 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 17 °F
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday Night

Rain and snow likely before 1am, then rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet between 1am and 2am, then snow, freezing rain, and sleet after 2am. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 28. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Sunday

Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 9am, then snow, possibly mixed with sleet between 9am and 10am, then snow after 10am. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow after 9am. High near 29. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Sunday Night

Snow, mainly before 1am. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 1am. Low around 5. Windy, with a north northwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Monday

Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 13. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -4. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday

A 30 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 24. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 17. South wind around 15 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West southwest wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind around 10 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. West southwest wind around 10 mph.