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

25°F

-4°C

Humidity	88%
Wind Speed	N 10 G 23 mph
Barometer	29.48 in (999.4 mb)
Dewpoint	22°F (-6°C)
Visibility	2.00 mi
Wind Chill	15°F (-9°C)
Last update	10 Dec 1:53 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Orono MN

Winter Weather Advisory December 10, 01:57am until December 10, 06:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

Winter Weather Advisory December 10, 01:57am until December 10, 06:00am
NOW until 6:00am Wed
Winter Weather Advisory
Overnight
Low: 19 °F
Snow Likely
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday
High: 22 °F⇓
Slight Chance
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 3 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 17 °F
Chance Snow
Thursday Night
Low: 7 °F
Chance Snow
Friday
High: 14 °F⇓
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
Friday Night
Low: -7 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 0 °F
Slight Chance
Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Snow likely, mainly before 2am. Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy, with a low around 19. Blustery, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Wednesday

A slight chance of snow between 8am and 1pm. Patchy blowing snow before 8am. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 16 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

Thursday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 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 temperature rising to near 14 by 10am, then falling to around 7 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 -7. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -14. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

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

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 18. South southwest wind around 10 mph.