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

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (KOWA)

Lat: 44.12°NLon: 93.26°WElev: 1129ft.

Overcast

14°F

-10°C

Humidity	91%
Wind Speed	SW 9 mph
Barometer	29.95 in
Dewpoint	12°F (-11°C)
Visibility	9.00 mi
Wind Chill	2°F (-17°C)
Last update	21 Jan 1:35 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Owatonna MN

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

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Extreme Cold Watch

Overnight
Low: 8 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 24 °F
Chance Snow
then Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 3 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy
Thursday
High: 9 °F⇓
Partly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: -21 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: -11 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -21 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -4 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -14 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

Snow, mainly after 11am. Patchy blowing snow after 3pm. High near 24. Blustery, with a southwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 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 3. Blustery, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 9 by 10am, then falling to around -1 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -21. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. 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 -21. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -14. South wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 2. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.