Tracking Late December Winter Storm Expected to Impact the Northern Plains through the Northeast U.S.

A winter storm system will rapidly intensify over the Midwest on Sunday and track through the Great Lakes on Monday. Periods of heavy snow are anticipated across the Upper Great Lakes late Sunday and continuing into Monday. At least 1/10 inch of ice accumulation is expected from a wintry mix across much of the interior Northeast U.S. starting Sunday afternoon. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Redwood Falls Municipal Airport (KRWF)

Lat: 44.55°NLon: 95.08°WElev: 1020ft.

Fair

43°F

6°C

Humidity	93%
Wind Speed	S 16 mph
Barometer	29.66 in (1005.3 mb)
Dewpoint	41°F (5°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	35°F (2°C)
Last update	27 Dec 11:53 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Fairfax MN

Winter Storm Watch December 28, 06:00am until December 29, 12:00pm

Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 08:00pm until December 28, 06:00am

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Winter Storm Watch

Dense Fog Advisory

This Afternoon
High: 47 °F
Areas Fog
Tonight
Low: 23 °F
Dense Fog
then Chance
Snow and
Dense
Freezing Fog
Sunday
High: 26 °F⇓
Snow and
Blowing Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 1 °F
Snow Likely
and Blowing
Snow
Monday
High: 8 °F
Areas Blowing
Snow and
Windy then
Mostly Sunny
and Blustery
Monday Night
Low: 1 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 32 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 12 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 15 °F
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Areas of fog before 2pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of snow after 5am. Widespread dense fog between 8pm and 3am. Widespread dense freezing fog, mainly between 3am and 5am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 23. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Sunday

Snow. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 1pm. Areas of freezing fog before 9am. Temperature falling to around 10 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -12. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Sunday Night

Snow likely, mainly before 4am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -22. Windy, with a northwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Monday

Areas of blowing snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 8. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 1. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. West northwest wind around 15 mph.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 15. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -5. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

New Year's Day

Sunny and cold, with a high near 4. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -8. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.