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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Wadena Municipal Airport (KADC)

Lat: 46.45°NLon: 95.21°WElev: 1365ft.

Overcast with Haze

7°F

-14°C

Humidity 72%
Wind Speed NW 14 G 18 mph
Barometer 29.93 in
Dewpoint 0°F (-18°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Wind Chill-10°F (-23°C)
Last update 21 Jan 6:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Ottertail MN

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 12:00pm until January 25, 12:00pm
Extreme Cold Warning January 22, 12:00pm until January 23, 12:00pm
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  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -21. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: -10 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy blowing snow between 1pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around -17 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -43. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: -2 °F⇓

    Mostly Sunny
    then Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -27. Wind chill values as low as -48. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: -27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -15. Wind chill values as low as -49. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

    High: -15 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -27. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: -27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -7. South wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: -7 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -18. South southeast wind around 6 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

    Low: -18 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -5. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: -5 °F

    Cold

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: -20 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -21. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday
Patchy blowing snow between 1pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around -17 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -43. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -27. Wind chill values as low as -48. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -15. Wind chill values as low as -49. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -27. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -7. South wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -18. South southeast wind around 6 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -5. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 6. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -5. West southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 10. West northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 7. West northwest wind 10 to 14 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ottertail MN
 46.43°N 95.55°W
Last Update:
6:36 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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