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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Wadena Municipal Airport (KADC)

Lat: 46.45°NLon: 95.21°WElev: 1365ft.

Mostly Cloudy

30°F

-1°C

Humidity NA
Wind Speed W 8 mph
Barometer 29.44 in
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill22°F (-6°C)
Last update 16 Jan 12:55 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Ottertail MN

Winter Weather Advisory until January 16, 06:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory
  •  
    Winter Weather Advisory until January 16, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Fri

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Overnight

    Low: 13 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 9 by 2pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 25 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 16 °F⇓

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -22. Blustery, with a north northwest wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Blustery.
    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near -2. Wind chill values as low as -28. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 24 mph.

    High: -2 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

    Low: -11 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 16 to 21 mph becoming northwest 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 13 °F

    Blustery.
    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 21 to 29 mph.

    Low: -10 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Partly sunny, with a high near -1. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 14 to 20 mph.

    High: -1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1am. Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy, with a low around 13. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 22 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 9 by 2pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 25 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -22. Blustery, with a north northwest wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near -2. Wind chill values as low as -28. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 24 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 16 to 21 mph becoming northwest 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 21 to 29 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, with a high near -1. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 14 to 20 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -8. West wind around 11 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 11. West southwest wind around 11 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. West southwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. West wind around 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 16. South wind around 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ottertail MN
 46.43°N 95.58°W
Last Update:
12:36 am CST Jan 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12am CST Jan 16, 2026-6pm CST Jan 22, 2026
 
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