Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Brainerd - Crow Wing County Airport (KBRD)

Lat: 46.4°NLon: 94.13°WElev: 1220ft.

Light Snow

11°F

-12°C

Humidity	81%
Wind Speed	NW 12 mph
Barometer	29.88 in (1014.1 mb)
Dewpoint	6°F (-14°C)
Visibility	0.75 mi
Wind Chill	-4°F (-20°C)
Last update	28 Dec 5:53 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Merrifield MN

Winter Weather Advisory December 28, 06:16pm until December 29, 03:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

Winter Weather Advisory December 28, 06:16pm until December 29, 03:00am
NOW until 3:00am Mon
Winter Weather Advisory
Tonight
Low: 1 °F
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Monday
High: 9 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Blustery
Monday Night
Low: 2 °F⇑
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 30 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery
Tuesday Night
Low: 5 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery
Wednesday
High: 9 °F
Chance Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: -6 °F
Partly Cloudy
New Year's Day
High: 7 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Snow, mainly before 8pm. Patchy blowing snow between 7pm and 5am. Low around 1. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 9. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 2 by 9pm, then rising to around 10 during the remainder of the night. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Blustery, with a southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 9. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

New Year's Day

Mostly sunny, with a high near 7. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. West wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Northwest wind around 5 mph.