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Current conditions at

Wadena Municipal Airport (KADC)

Lat: 46.45°NLon: 95.21°WElev: 1365ft.

Fair

37°F

3°C

Humidity NA
Wind Speed W 15 G 23 mph
Barometer 29.55 in
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill28°F (-2°C)
Last update 13 Jan 4:15 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Ottertail MN

  • Today

    Today: A slight chance of snow between 2pm and 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a temperature rising to near 36 by 10am, then falling to around 32 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 36 °F⇓

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 3 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 11. North northwest wind 7 to 14 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around -1. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph after midnight.

    Low: -1 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 33. South wind 10 to 18 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 33 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow likely. Patchy blowing snow after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 12. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 12 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 20 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 5. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph.

    High: 5 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
A slight chance of snow between 2pm and 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a temperature rising to near 36 by 10am, then falling to around 32 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 11. North northwest wind 7 to 14 mph.
Wednesday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around -1. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 33. South wind 10 to 18 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
Snow likely. Patchy blowing snow after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 12. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 5. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 9. West northwest wind 11 to 17 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. West northwest wind around 14 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 10. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Ottertail MN
 46.43°N 95.55°W
Last Update:
3:16 am CST Jan 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4am CST Jan 13, 2026-6pm CST Jan 19, 2026
 
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