Strong Atmospheric River Bringing Heavy Rain to the Pacific Northwest; Areas of Snow in the North-Central and Eastern U.S.

A strong atmospheric river will bring prolonged heavy rainfall along with gusty winds to the Pacific Northwest through much of this week. The heavy rainfall may lead to widespread urban and river flooding. Accumulating snow is expected over parts of the central Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic today as well as the Upper Midwest and the Upper Great Lakes this evening into Tuesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

BRITTON (KBTN)

Lat: 45.82°NLon: 97.74°WElev: 1318ft.

Fair

23°F

-5°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	SW 16 mph
Barometer	29.79 in
Dewpoint	23°F (-5°C)
Visibility	8.00 mi
Wind Chill	10°F (-12°C)
Last update	8 Dec 4:15 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Amherst SD

Winter Weather Advisory December 9, 06:00am until December 9, 12:00pm

High Wind Warning December 9, 03:00pm until December 10, 06:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

High Wind Warning

This Afternoon
High: 27 °F
Partly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 16 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Patchy
Fog
Tuesday
High: 38 °F
Breezy.
Rain/Freezing
Rain then
Rain
Tuesday Night
Low: 11 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Windy then
Chance Snow
and Blustery
Wednesday
High: 17 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday Night
Low: 4 °F
Cloudy then
Chance Snow
Thursday
High: 18 °F
Chance Snow
Thursday Night
Low: -7 °F
Chance Snow
Friday
High: 6 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Partly sunny, with a high near 27. South southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tonight

Patchy fog between 1am and 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph.

Tuesday

Rain or freezing rain before 2pm, then a chance of rain. High near 38. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night

A chance of rain before 9pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Windy, with a north northwest wind 27 to 32 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Northwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Wednesday Night

A chance of snow after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 4. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday

A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. East wind 7 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night

A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. North northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 6. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Friday Night

A slight chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday

A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 0. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night

A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13.