Prolonged Atmospheric River in the Northwest; Snow in the North-Central US

A prolonged atmospheric river will bring heavy rainfall which may lead to widespread urban and river flooding, heavy mountain snow, along with gusty winds to the Pacific Northwest into the northern Rockies through much of the week. A clipper will bring a period of snow across the upper Midwest and the Great Lakes into Tuesday, before a stronger system bring more wintry impacts. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (KOWA)

Lat: 44.12°NLon: 93.26°WElev: 1129ft.

Fog/Mist

21°F

-6°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	S 12 mph
Barometer	29.76 in
Dewpoint	21°F (-6°C)
Visibility	6.00 mi
Wind Chill	9°F (-13°C)
Last update	8 Dec 11:55 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NW Owatonna MN

Winter Weather Advisory December 9, 03:00pm until December 10, 06:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

Overnight
Low: 17 °F
Areas Fog
Tuesday
High: 35 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Wintry
Mix
Tuesday Night
Low: 18 °F
Rain/Snow and
Breezy then
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday
High: 22 °F⇓
Chance Snow
and Blustery
then Mostly
Cloudy
Wednesday Night
Low: 3 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 15 °F
Chance Snow
Thursday Night
Low: 1 °F
Chance Snow
Friday
High: 10 °F
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
Friday Night
Low: -12 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Areas of fog before 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. West wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday

Snow and freezing rain before 4pm, then freezing rain between 4pm and 5pm, then rain likely after 5pm. High near 35. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday Night

Rain, possibly mixed with snow, becoming all snow after 10pm. Patchy blowing snow after 1am. Low around 18. Blustery, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 22 by 9am, then falling to around 16 during the remainder of the day. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday Night

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

Thursday

A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 15. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 10. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 0. West northwest wind around 10 mph.