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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Wadena Municipal Airport (KADC)

Lat: 46.45°NLon: 95.21°WElev: 1365ft.

Mostly Cloudy

28°F

-2°C

Humidity NA
Wind Speed W 12 mph
Barometer 29.48 in
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill18°F (-8°C)
Last update 15 Jan 3:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Ottertail MN

Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 12:00am until January 16, 06:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of snow after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 28. West northwest wind around 15 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 28 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow. Patchy blowing snow after 2am. Low around 13. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 13 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Blustery
    then Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow likely, mainly before 7am. Patchy blowing snow before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 5 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 15 °F⇓

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -28. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 21 to 23 mph.

    Low: -6 °F

    Blustery.
    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near -1. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: -1 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

    Low: -11 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming northwest 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    High: 13 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy and
    Blustery

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    Low: -11 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Partly sunny, with a high near -1. West northwest wind 11 to 16 mph.

    High: -1 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 30 percent chance of snow after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 28. West northwest wind around 15 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tonight
Snow. Patchy blowing snow after 2am. Low around 13. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Snow likely, mainly before 7am. Patchy blowing snow before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 5 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -28. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 21 to 23 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near -1. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming northwest 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, with a high near -1. West northwest wind 11 to 16 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -9. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 11. West southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. West southwest wind around 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. West wind around 9 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 16. South wind 8 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ottertail MN
 46.43°N 95.55°W
Last Update:
3:16 pm CST Jan 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm CST Jan 15, 2026-6pm CST Jan 22, 2026
 
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