Prolonged Atmospheric River in the Pacific Northwest; Snow and High Winds from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast

A prolonged atmospheric river will continue to impact the Pacific Northwest into the Northern Rockies with heavy rainfall, areas of urban and river flooding, landslides, heavy mountain snow, and gusty winds into Thursday. A strong clipper system will bring the threat of heavy snow and high winds across the Upper Midwest/Great Lakes as well as portions of the interior Northeast and Appalachians. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Minneapolis - Flying Cloud Airport (KFCM)

Lat: 44.83°NLon: 93.47°WElev: 906ft.

Light Snow Fog/Mist

29°F

-2°C

Humidity	96%
Wind Speed	E 9 mph
Barometer	29.23 in (991.0 mb)
Dewpoint	28°F (-2°C)
Visibility	0.75 mi
Wind Chill	21°F (-6°C)
Last update	9 Dec 6:53 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Chanhassen MN

Winter Weather Advisory December 9, 07:49pm until December 10, 06:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

Winter Weather Advisory December 9, 07:49pm until December 10, 06:00am
NOW until 6:00am Wed
Winter Weather Advisory
Tonight
Low: 19 °F
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday
High: 22 °F⇓
Slight Chance
Snow and
Blustery
Wednesday Night
Low: 4 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 17 °F
Chance Snow
Thursday Night
Low: 9 °F
Chance Snow
Friday
High: 17 °F
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
Friday Night
Low: -7 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 0 °F
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Rain and snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain, becoming all snow after 11pm. Patchy blowing snow between 10pm and 5am. Low around 19. Blustery, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph becoming north northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total nighttime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Wednesday

A slight chance of snow between 9am and 2pm. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 17 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. East wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -14. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.