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Tracking Weekend Storm Impacts

A storm and trailing cold front will continue to slowly move through the Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend with widespread rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. A fast-moving clipper storm may bring several inches of snow to the north-central Plains, Midwest, eastern Great Lakes, and Northeast regions this weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (KOWA)

Lat: 44.12°NLon: 93.26°WElev: 1129ft.

Overcast

21°F

-6°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed SW 3 mph
Barometer 29.85 in
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 6 Dec 8:15 am CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ESE Medford MN

Winter Weather Advisory December 6, 12:00pm until December 7, 12:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory

  • Today

    Today: Snow, mainly after 4pm. High near 22. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow, mainly before 1am. Low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -12. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Low: -3 °F

    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 6. Wind chill values as low as -16. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 6 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near -2 by 8pm, then rising to around 6 during the remainder of the night. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

    Low: -2 °F⇑

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 24 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 22. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 22 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of snow after noon, mixing with rain after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 35 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Snow before 7pm, then rain and snow between 7pm and 11pm, then snow after 11pm. Low around 14. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 14 °F

    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow and
    Blustery

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow, mainly after 4pm. High near 22. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tonight
Snow, mainly before 1am. Low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -12. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 6. Wind chill values as low as -16. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near -2 by 8pm, then rising to around 6 during the remainder of the night. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 22. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight.
Tuesday
A chance of snow after noon, mixing with rain after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Snow before 7pm, then rain and snow between 7pm and 11pm, then snow after 11pm. Low around 14. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 15. West wind around 10 mph becoming south southwest in the morning.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 8. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ESE Medford MN
 44.14°N 93.14°W (Elev. 1263 ft)
Last Update:
8:02 am CST Dec 6, 2025
Forecast Valid:
8am CST Dec 6, 2025-6pm CST Dec 12, 2025
 
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