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

Aitkin Municipal Airport - Steve Kurtz Field (KAIT)

Lat: 46.55°NLon: 93.68°WElev: 1198ft.

Fog/Mist

30°F

-1°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	S 8 mph
Barometer	29.75 in
Dewpoint	30°F (-1°C)
Visibility	1.00 mi
Wind Chill	22°F (-6°C)
Last update	27 Dec 4:35 am CST

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

6 Miles N Isle MN

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

Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 04:56am until December 27, 12:00pm

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Winter Storm Watch

Dense Fog Advisory

Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 04:56am until December 27, 12:00pm
NOW until 12:00pm Sat
Dense Fog Advisory
Today
High: 38 °F
Slight Chance
Rain and
Areas Dense
Freezing Fog
Tonight
Low: 19 °F
Patchy Fog
then Chance
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Fog
Sunday
High: 30 °F⇓
Heavy Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 3 °F
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Monday
High: 9 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
then Mostly
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: -3 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Tuesday
High: 25 °F
Chance Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 3 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today

A slight chance of rain between 3pm and 5pm. Areas of dense fog after 10am. Areas of dense freezing fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 38. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight

A slight chance of snow and freezing rain between 4am and 5am, then a chance of snow. Patchy fog before 1am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 19. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday

Snow, mainly after 9am. The snow could be heavy at times. Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. Temperature falling to around 12 by 5pm. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Sunday Night

Snow, mainly before midnight. Patchy blowing snow. Low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -16. Blustery, with a north northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Monday

Patchy blowing snow before 9am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 9. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Monday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around -3. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 8. North northwest wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -10. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

New Year's Day

Sunny and cold, with a high near 2. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -11. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 8. West northwest wind around 5 mph.