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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (KOWA)

Lat: 44.12°NLon: 93.26°WElev: 1129ft.

Unknown Precip

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed SE 7 mph
Barometer 29.43 in
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Wind Chill21°F (-6°C)
Last update 9 Dec 2:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Medford MN

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

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Snow likely before 3pm, then rain, snow, and freezing rain between 3pm and 5pm, then rain and snow after 5pm. High near 35. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 35 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after midnight. Patchy blowing snow between midnight and 4am. Low around 19. Windy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 30 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 19 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Windy then
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A slight chance of snow between 10am and noon. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 17 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 22 °F⇓

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Blustery then
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

    Low: 5 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 18 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 9. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 9 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 16 by 11am, then falling to around 8 during the remainder of the day. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 16 °F⇓

    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: -7 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 0. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 0 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow likely before 3pm, then rain, snow, and freezing rain between 3pm and 5pm, then rain and snow after 5pm. High near 35. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Rain and snow, becoming all snow after midnight. Patchy blowing snow between midnight and 4am. Low around 19. Windy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 30 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Wednesday
A slight chance of snow between 10am and noon. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 17 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 9. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 16 by 11am, then falling to around 8 during the remainder of the day. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 0. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -17. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 17. South southwest wind around 10 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Medford MN
 44.16°N 93.26°W (Elev. 1115 ft)
Last Update:
1:46 pm CST Dec 9, 2025
Forecast Valid:
2pm CST Dec 9, 2025-6pm CST Dec 15, 2025
 
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