Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains

Sweltering heat remains across the South-Central Plains, Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley, and the Southwest this week with limited nighttime relief. Thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall leading to localized flash flooding in portions of the Desert Southwest and central Plains. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the central Plains into the Northeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (KOWA)

Lat: 44.12°NLon: 93.26°WElev: 1129ft.

Fair

69°F

21°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	SW 7 mph
Barometer	29.97 in
Dewpoint	69°F (21°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	9 Sep 1:15 am CDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

Owatonna MN

Overnight
Low: 58 °F
Patchy Fog
Wednesday
High: 77 °F
Patchy Fog
then Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 53 °F
Patchy Fog
Thursday
High: 76 °F
Areas Fog
then Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 58 °F
Clear
Friday
High: 80 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 59 °F
Showers
Likely
Saturday
High: 72 °F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 51 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 58. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Wednesday

Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 77. Light west wind becoming west northwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning.

Wednesday Night

Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday

Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Clear, with a low around 58. South wind 5 to 15 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday Night

Showers. Low around 57. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Breezy, with an east southeast wind around 20 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.