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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Wadena Municipal Airport (KADC)

Lat: 46.45°NLon: 95.21°WElev: 1365ft.

Fog/Mist

N/A

Humidity NA
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 29.61 in
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility 2.00 mi
Last update 27 Dec 12:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Ottertail MN

Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 12:41pm until December 28, 12:00am
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Dense Fog Advisory
  •  
    Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 12:41pm until December 28, 12:00am

    NOW until 12:00am Sun

    Dense Fog Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 32 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of snow and freezing rain, mainly after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 7. Blustery, with a light north northeast wind becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 7 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Wintry Mix
    and Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow. Patchy blowing snow after 7am. Temperature falling to around 5 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 13 °F⇓

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Snow, mainly before midnight. Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 7pm and midnight. Low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -26. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: -5 °F

    Snow and
    Blowing Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy blowing snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 3. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    High: 3 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. West northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: -4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Southwest wind 9 to 16 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. North northwest wind 11 to 14 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 32. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm.
Tonight
A chance of snow and freezing rain, mainly after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 7. Blustery, with a light north northeast wind becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday
Snow. Patchy blowing snow after 7am. Temperature falling to around 5 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Sunday Night
Snow, mainly before midnight. Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 7pm and midnight. Low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -26. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday
Patchy blowing snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 3. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. West northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Southwest wind 9 to 16 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. North northwest wind 11 to 14 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 7. North northwest wind 11 to 14 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -13. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph.
New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near -1. West northwest wind 9 to 11 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -13. West wind around 8 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 9. West wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
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Point Forecast:
Ottertail MN
 46.43°N 95.55°W
Last Update:
12:27 pm CST Dec 27, 2025
Forecast Valid:
12pm CST Dec 27, 2025-6pm CST Jan 2, 2026
 
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