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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Staples, Staples Municipal Airport (KSAZ)

Lat: 46.38°NLon: 94.81°WElev: 1286ft.

Light Snow

25°F

-4°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed SE 6 mph
Barometer 29.40 in
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 0.50 mi
Wind Chill18°F (-8°C)
Last update 9 Dec 1:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Verndale MN

Winter Storm Warning December 9, 01:19pm until December 10, 06:00am
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Winter Storm Warning
  •  
    Winter Storm Warning December 9, 01:19pm until December 10, 06:00am

    NOW until 6:00am Wed

    Winter Storm Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 25 °F

    Heavy Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow, mainly before 11pm. Patchy blowing snow between 10pm and 2am. Low around 12. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    Low: 12 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 12 by 5pm. Northwest wind 8 to 17 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 16 °F⇓

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: -2 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. West wind 6 to 13 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 9. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -19. West northwest wind 6 to 14 mph.

    Low: -19 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 25. Southeast wind 9 to 15 mph becoming south southwest. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Tonight
Snow, mainly before 11pm. Patchy blowing snow between 10pm and 2am. Low around 12. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 12 by 5pm. Northwest wind 8 to 17 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. West wind 6 to 13 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 9. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -19. West northwest wind 6 to 14 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -5. West northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. West northwest wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 4. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. South southeast wind 8 to 10 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 16. South wind 8 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Verndale MN
 46.39°N 95°W
Last Update:
12:57 pm CST Dec 9, 2025
Forecast Valid:
1pm CST Dec 9, 2025-6pm CST Dec 15, 2025
 
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