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.

Snow Freezing Fog

27°F

-3°C

Humidity	89%
Wind Speed	SE 13 mph
Barometer	29.35 in (995.0 mb)
Dewpoint	24°F (-4°C)
Visibility	0.25 mi
Wind Chill	16°F (-9°C)
Last update	9 Dec 3:53 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Dayton MN

Winter Weather Advisory until December 10, 06:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

Winter Weather Advisory until December 10, 06:00am
NOW until 6:00am Wed
Winter Weather Advisory
This Afternoon
High: 31 °F
Heavy Snow
Tonight
Low: 18 °F
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday
High: 21 °F⇓
Slight Chance
Snow and
Blustery
Wednesday Night
Low: 0 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 16 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Snow
Thursday Night
Low: 5 °F
Chance Snow
Friday
High: 17 °F
Chance Snow
then Partly
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: -8 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 31. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Tonight

Snow, mainly before 2am. Patchy blowing snow after 11pm. Low around 18. Blustery, with a southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Wednesday

A slight chance of snow between 8am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 16 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 0. 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 southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

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

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 -8. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday

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