Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Northeast; Heavy Rain Returns to California

An Alberta clipper will bring lake effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes, with the highest snow totals downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario. Snow squalls may impact New Year's Eve travel during the evening and overnight hours across parts of the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and Northeast. Heavy rain will bring a flash flooding threat for southern California on New Year's Eve into New Year's Day. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rush City Regional Airport (KROS)

Lat: 45.7°NLon: 92.95°WElev: 919ft.

Overcast

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed W 8 mph
Barometer 29.88 in
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill22°F (-6°C)
Last update 31 Dec 4:35 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Rock Creek MN

Winter Weather Advisory December 31, 04:51am until December 31, 06:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory
  •  
    Winter Weather Advisory December 31, 04:51am until December 31, 06:00am

    NOW until 6:00am Wed

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Overnight

    Low: 22 °F

    Wintry Mix
    Likely

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Snow before 3pm, then a chance of flurries between 3pm and 4pm.  Temperature falling to around 8 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 19 °F

    Blustery.
    Snow then
    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of flurries between 3am and 5am, then a slight chance of snow after 5am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around -8. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: -8 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: A chance of snow, mainly before 2pm, then a chance of flurries after 4pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 11. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 11 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of flurries before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.

    Low: -1 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 14. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A slight chance of snow after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Calm wind.

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

    High: 17 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Snow and freezing rain likely, mainly after 5am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 22. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday
Snow before 3pm, then a chance of flurries between 3pm and 4pm. Temperature falling to around 8 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A chance of flurries between 3am and 5am, then a slight chance of snow after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around -8. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
New Year's Day
A chance of snow, mainly before 2pm, then a chance of flurries after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 11. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
A chance of flurries before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 14. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night
A slight chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Calm wind.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Calm wind.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 29. West wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 27. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Rock Creek MN
 45.76°N 92.9°W
3:12 am CST Dec 31, 2025
4am CST Dec 31, 2025-6pm CST Jan 6, 2026
 
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