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

Staples, Staples Municipal Airport (KSAZ)

Lat: 46.38°NLon: 94.81°WElev: 1286ft.

Fog/Mist

27°F

-3°C

Humidity	93%
Wind Speed	SE 3 mph
Barometer	29.76 in
Dewpoint	25°F (-4°C)
Visibility	1.00 mi
Last update	27 Dec 1:15 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SW Motley MN

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

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Dense Fog Advisory

Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 01:33am until December 27, 12:00pm
NOW until 12:00pm Sat
Dense Fog Advisory
Overnight
Low: 22 °F
Areas
Freezing Fog
and Patchy
Fog
Saturday
High: 39 °F
Patchy Fog
Saturday Night
Low: 13 °F
Patchy Fog
then Slight
Chance Wintry
Mix
Sunday
High: 19 °F⇓
Chance Snow
and Blustery
Sunday Night
Low: -1 °F
Blustery.
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
High: 7 °F
Partly Sunny
and Blustery
then Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 1 °F⇑
Increasing
Clouds
Tuesday
High: 27 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Patchy fog. Areas of freezing fog before 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday

Patchy fog before 10am, then patchy fog after noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night

A slight chance of drizzle or freezing rain between midnight and 2am, then a slight chance of snow after 2am. Patchy fog before midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday

A 40 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 19 by 8am, then falling to around 9 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -11. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Monday

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night

Increasing clouds, with a temperature falling to near 1 by 11pm, then rising to around 10 during the remainder of the night. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 7. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -11. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

New Year's Day

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

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -12. West northwest wind around 5 mph.