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Heavy Rain and Mountain Snow Lingers in California; Winter Storm Impacting the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

An atmospheric river will wind down through today across California with lingering heavy rainfall, heavy mountain snow, and gusty winds. A wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow will cause hazardous travel conditions for the Great Lakes into the northern Mid-Atlantic and southern New England today through Saturday morning. Areas of tree damage and power outages are possible. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Alexandria, Chandler Field (KAXN)

Lat: 45.87°NLon: 95.39°WElev: 1424ft.

Freezing Fog

25°F

-4°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed SE 10 G 21 mph
Barometer 29.74 in (1009.3 mb)
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility 0.25 mi
Wind Chill15°F (-9°C)
Last update 27 Dec 12:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Kensington MN

Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 01:33am until December 27, 12:00pm
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Dense Fog Advisory
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    Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 01:33am until December 27, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Sat

    Dense Fog Advisory

  • Overnight

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy fog after 2pm. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 37. South wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A slight chance of freezing rain between midnight and 2am, then a slight chance of snow after 2am. Patchy fog before 8pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a south southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest 15 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 11 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Slight
    Chance Wintry
    Mix and
    Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 8 by 4pm. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 16 °F⇓

    Chance Snow
    and Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Windy, with a northwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: -2 °F

    Windy. Slight
    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    High: 5 °F

    Cold and
    Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 3 by 10pm, then rising to around 13 during the remainder of the night. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 3 °F⇑

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Southeast wind around 15 mph.
Saturday
Patchy fog after 2pm. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 37. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of freezing rain between midnight and 2am, then a slight chance of snow after 2am. Patchy fog before 8pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a south southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest 15 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 8 by 4pm. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Windy, with a northwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 3 by 10pm, then rising to around 13 during the remainder of the night. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. North northwest wind around 15 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 7. North northwest wind around 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -10. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
New Year's Day
Sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -10. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. Northeast wind around 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Kensington MN
 45.77°N 95.7°W (Elev. 1299 ft)
Last Update:
10:07 pm CST Dec 26, 2025
Forecast Valid:
1am CST Dec 27, 2025-6pm CST Jan 2, 2026
 
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