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Current conditions at

Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (KOWA)

Lat: 44.12°NLon: 93.26°WElev: 1129ft.

Overcast

32°F

0°C

Humidity	67%
Wind Speed	S 14 mph
Barometer	30.07 in
Dewpoint	22°F (-6°C)
Visibility	9.00 mi
Wind Chill	22°F (-6°C)
Last update	14 Mar 12:35 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Owatonna MN

Blizzard Warning March 15, 10:00am until March 16, 04:00am

Winter Storm Warning March 14, 07:00pm until March 15, 10:00am

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Blizzard Warning

Winter Storm Warning

This Afternoon
High: 35 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Tonight
Low: 27 °F
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Sunday
High: 29 °F
Wintry Mix
and Blowing
Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 4 °F
Snow and
Blowing Snow
Monday
High: 13 °F
Areas Blowing
Snow and
Blustery
Monday Night
Low: -4 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 25 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 23 °F
Snow Likely
Wednesday
High: 38 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 10 percent chance of snow after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight

Snow and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 5am, then snow and sleet. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy blowing snow between 1am and 2am. Low around 27. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 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 around an inch possible.

Sunday

Snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain and sleet before 7am, then snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 7am and 8am, then snow after 8am. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 1pm. High near 29. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Sunday Night

Snow, mainly before 1am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 10pm. Low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Monday

Areas of 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 25. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Snow likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 23. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 49. South southwest wind around 10 mph.