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

26°F

-3°C

Humidity	88%
Wind Speed	S 8 mph
Barometer	29.55 in (1002.0 mb)
Dewpoint	23°F (-5°C)
Visibility	6.00 mi
Wind Chill	18°F (-8°C)
Last update	9 Dec 11:53 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NW Shakopee MN

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

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Winter Weather Advisory

This Afternoon
High: 34 °F
Wintry Mix
Tonight
Low: 21 °F
Drizzle/Snow
then Snow
Likely and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday
High: 24 °F⇓
Cloudy
Wednesday Night
Low: 6 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 18 °F
Chance Snow
Thursday Night
Low: 3 °F
Chance Snow
Friday
High: 13 °F⇓
Chance Snow
then Partly
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: -9 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 1 °F
Slight Chance
Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A chance of snow before 2pm, then snow and freezing rain between 2pm and 4pm, then rain and snow after 4pm. 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 one inch possible.

Tonight

Snow, possibly mixed with drizzle, becoming all snow after 11pm. Patchy blowing snow between midnight 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

Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 18 by 5pm. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the evening.

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 13 by 10am, then falling to around 4 during the remainder of the day. West 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 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. West 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 around 5 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 20. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.