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, Crystal Airport (KMIC)

Lat: 45.06°NLon: 93.35°WElev: 866ft.

Overcast

27°F

-3°C

Humidity	81%
Wind Speed	S 7 mph
Barometer	29.56 in (1002.1 mb)
Dewpoint	22°F (-6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	19°F (-7°C)
Last update	9 Dec 11:53 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Maple Grove MN

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

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Winter Weather Advisory

This Afternoon
High: 32 °F
Wintry Mix
Tonight
Low: 19 °F
Rain/Snow
then Snow
Likely and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday
High: 22 °F⇓
Patchy
Blowing Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
Wednesday Night
Low: 4 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 16 °F
Chance Snow
Thursday Night
Low: 3 °F
Chance Snow
Friday
High: 11 °F⇓
Chance Snow
then Partly
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: -10 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 0 °F
Slight Chance
Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Snow before 3pm, then snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 3pm and 5pm, then snow after 5pm. High near 32. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Tonight

Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 9pm. Patchy blowing snow between midnight and 4am. Low around 19. Blustery, with a south southeast wind 10 to 20 mph becoming north northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Wednesday

Patchy blowing snow before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 17 by 5pm. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. 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 16. 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 northwest 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 11 by 9am, then falling to around 2 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 -10. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. 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

A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. South southeast wind around 10 mph.

Monday

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