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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

New Ulm Municipal Airport (KULM)

Lat: 44.32°NLon: 94.5°WElev: 1001ft.

Partly Cloudy

75°F

24°C

Humidity	78%
Wind Speed	E 13 G 17 mph
Barometer	29.98 in
Dewpoint	68°F (20°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	17 Aug 2:02 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NNE Courtland MN

Flood Watch August 17, 07:00pm until August 18, 07:00am

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Flood Watch

This Afternoon
High: 81 °F
Slight Chance
Showers
Tonight
Low: 70 °F
Showers
Likely then
T-storms
Likely
Monday
High: 82 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 65 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 81 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 60 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 81 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 60 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 82 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 20 percent chance of showers before 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. East southeast wind around 15 mph.

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 4am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. North wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 60. East wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 10 mph.