Tracking Late December Winter Storm Expected to Impact the Northern Plains through the Northeast U.S.

A winter storm system will rapidly intensify over the Midwest on Sunday and track through the Great Lakes on Monday. Periods of heavy snow are anticipated across the Upper Great Lakes late Sunday and continuing into Monday. At least 1/10 inch of ice accumulation is expected from a wintry mix across much of the interior Northeast U.S. starting Sunday afternoon. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Benson Municipal Airport (KBBB)

Lat: 45.33°NLon: 95.65°WElev: 1030ft.

Fair

41°F

5°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	SE 6 mph
Barometer	29.61 in
Dewpoint	41°F (5°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	37°F (3°C)
Last update	27 Dec 1:01 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

8 Miles SSE Danvers MN

Winter Storm Watch December 28, 06:00am until December 29, 12:00pm

Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 08:00pm until December 28, 06:00am

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Winter Storm Watch

Dense Fog Advisory

This Afternoon
High: 46 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Tonight
Low: 16 °F
Chance Snow
and Dense
Freezing Fog
Sunday
High: 18 °F⇓
Snow and
Blowing Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 1 °F
Snow Likely
and Blowing
Snow
Monday
High: 7 °F
Blustery.
Patchy
Blowing Snow
then Mostly
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 1 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 32 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 12 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 15 °F
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Increasing clouds, with a high near 46. South wind around 5 mph becoming north.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 5am. Widespread dense fog, mainly between 8pm and 10pm. Widespread dense freezing fog, mainly between 10pm and 3am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 16. Blustery, with a north wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Sunday

Snow. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 4pm. Areas of freezing fog before 9am. Temperature falling to around 8 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -14. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Sunday Night

Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -22. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Monday

Patchy blowing snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 32. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. North northwest wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday

A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 15. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

New Year's Day

Partly sunny, with a high near 9. Northwest wind around 5 mph.