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Current conditions at

Pipestone Municipal Airport (KPQN)

Lat: 43.99°NLon: 96.3°WElev: 1732ft.

Fair and Breezy

56°F

13°C

Humidity	65%
Wind Speed	S 21 mph
Barometer	29.78 in
Dewpoint	44°F (7°C)
Visibility	8.00 mi
Last update	5 Mar 4:55 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WNW Ruthton MN

Winter Weather Advisory March 6, 06:00pm until March 7, 09:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight
Low: 41 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
Friday
High: 48 °F
Rain Likely
and Dense Fog
then Wintry
Mix Likely
and Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 22 °F
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Saturday
High: 41 °F
Chance
Flurries
Saturday Night
Low: 32 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
Sunday
High: 59 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 39 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 53 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 34 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
Rain/Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday

Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow before 5pm, then freezing rain likely. Some thunder is also possible. Widespread dense fog, mainly before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night

Freezing rain before 10pm, then snow, possibly mixed with sleet between 10pm and midnight, then snow likely after midnight. Patchy blowing snow between 10pm and 11pm. Patchy fog before 10pm. Low around 22. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of around a 0.2 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday

A chance of flurries before noon. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind around 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.

Monday Night

A slight chance of rain and snow after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday

A slight chance of snow before noon, then a slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.