Prolonged Atmospheric River in the Pacific Northwest; Snow and High Winds in the North-Central U.S.

A prolonged atmospheric river will continue impacting the Pacific Northwest with heavy rainfall which has lead to areas of urban and river flooding along with gusty winds into Thursday. A clipper will bring heavy snow, some mixed wintry precipitation, and gusty to high winds across the northern Plains, Upper Midwest, and the Great Lakes into Thursday morning. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Minneapolis - Flying Cloud Airport (KFCM)

Lat: 44.83°NLon: 93.47°WElev: 906ft.

Fog/Mist

25°F

-4°C

Humidity	92%
Wind Speed	S 6 mph
Barometer	29.60 in (1003.6 mb)
Dewpoint	23°F (-5°C)
Visibility	5.00 mi
Wind Chill	18°F (-8°C)
Last update	9 Dec 10:53 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles S Chaska MN

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

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Winter Weather Advisory

Today
High: 34 °F
Wintry Mix
Tonight
Low: 21 °F
Drizzle/Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday
High: 23 °F⇓
Patchy
Blowing Snow
then Cloudy
Wednesday Night
Low: 6 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 18 °F
Chance Snow
Thursday Night
Low: 3 °F
Chance Snow
Friday
High: 12 °F⇓
Chance Snow
then Partly
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: -9 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 1 °F
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today

Snow and freezing rain before 3pm, then rain, snow, and freezing rain between 3pm and 5pm, then rain, possibly mixed with snow after 5pm. High near 34. South southeast wind 5 to 15 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

Snow, possibly mixed with drizzle, becoming all snow after 11pm. Patchy blowing snow between 11pm and 5am. Low around 21. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming north northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday

Patchy blowing snow before 7am. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 17 by 5pm. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. West wind 5 to 10 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 12 by 11am, then falling to around 3 during the remainder of the day. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -15. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 7. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 19. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.