Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures This Weekend

Another clipper will drop into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest into Sunday with snow and gusty winds contributing to some areas of blizzard conditions and snow squalls. Impactful snowfall will occur up and down the East Coast Sunday extending from the western Florida Panhandle to Maine. Read More >

Current conditions at

Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (KOWA)

Lat: 44.12°NLon: 93.26°WElev: 1129ft.

Partly Cloudy

-2°F

-19°C

Humidity 81%
Wind Speed S 5 mph
Barometer 29.91 in
Dewpoint -7°F (-22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-13°F (-25°C)
Last update 18 Jan 5:15 am CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ESE Medford MN

Winter Weather Advisory until January 18, 09:00pm
Cold Weather Advisory January 18, 09:00pm until January 19, 12:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory
Cold Weather Advisory
  •  
    Winter Weather Advisory until January 18, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Sun

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Overnight

    Low: 1 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow, mainly before 5pm.  Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. High near 15. Wind chill values as low as -14. Windy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 15 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Widespread blowing snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. Wind chill values as low as -31. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: -9 °F

    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 2. Wind chill values as low as -32. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 2 °F

    Cold

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: -7 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 14. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 12. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 12 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 18 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 1. Wind chill values as low as -15. South southwest wind around 10 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
Snow, mainly before 5pm. Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. High near 15. Wind chill values as low as -14. Windy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Sunday Night
Widespread blowing snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. Wind chill values as low as -31. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 2. Wind chill values as low as -32. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 14. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 12. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 15. West wind around 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the evening.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 9. North wind around 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -11. North wind around 10 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. North wind around 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ESE Medford MN
 44.14°N 93.14°W (Elev. 1263 ft)
3:57 am CST Jan 18, 2026
5am CST Jan 18, 2026-6pm CST Jan 24, 2026
 
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