Prolonged Atmospheric River in the Pacific Northwest; Snow and High Winds in the North-Central U.S.

A prolonged atmospheric river will continue impacting the Pacific Northwest with heavy rainfall which has lead to areas of urban and river flooding along with gusty winds into Thursday. A clipper will bring heavy snow, some mixed wintry precipitation, and gusty to high winds across the northern Plains, Upper Midwest, and the Great Lakes into Thursday morning. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

New Ulm Municipal Airport (KULM)

Lat: 44.32°NLon: 94.5°WElev: 1001ft.

Overcast

30°F

-1°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	SE 12 mph
Barometer	29.39 in
Dewpoint	30°F (-1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	20°F (-7°C)
Last update	9 Dec 2:15 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Lafayette MN

Winter Weather Advisory December 9, 09:00pm until December 10, 06:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

This Afternoon
High: 37 °F
Wintry Mix
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 18 °F
Drizzle/Snow
Likely and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday
High: 22 °F⇓
Slight Chance
Snow and
Blustery
Wednesday Night
Low: 5 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 19 °F
Chance Snow
Thursday Night
Low: 8 °F
Chance Snow
Friday
High: 15 °F⇓
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Cloudy
Friday Night
Low: -7 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Snow
Saturday
High: 0 °F
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Snow and freezing rain before 3pm, then rain or freezing rain between 3pm and 4pm, then rain after 4pm. High near 37. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight

Drizzle and snow likely, becoming all snow after 11pm. Patchy blowing snow between 11pm and 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 18. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday

A slight chance of snow between 7am and 1pm. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 16 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Thursday

A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 19. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the morning. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Thursday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 15 by 9am, then falling to around 6 during the remainder of the day. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 0. North northwest wind around 10 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -17. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. South southeast wind around 10 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. South wind around 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.