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

Lake Elmo Airport (K21D)

Lat: 45°NLon: 92.85°WElev: 925ft.

Light Snow

28°F

-2°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	E 8 mph
Barometer	29.27 in
Dewpoint	28°F (-2°C)
Visibility	3.00 mi
Wind Chill	20°F (-7°C)
Last update	9 Dec 7:55 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Oakdale MN

Winter Storm Warning December 9, 08:16pm until December 10, 06:00am

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Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning December 9, 08:16pm until December 10, 06:00am
NOW until 6:00am Wed
Winter Storm Warning
Tonight
Low: 19 °F
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday
High: 22 °F⇓
Slight Chance
Snow and
Blustery then
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday Night
Low: -1 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 16 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
Snow
Thursday Night
Low: 6 °F
Chance Snow
Friday
High: 17 °F
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
Friday Night
Low: -8 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 0 °F
Slight Chance
Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Snow, mainly before 2am. Patchy blowing snow after midnight. Low around 19. Blustery, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Wednesday

A slight chance of snow between 11am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 17 by 5pm. Blustery, with a north 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 -1. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. East wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

Friday

A 40 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.