Tracking a Significant Spring Storm Impacting the Central U.S. This Week

A significant storm will track across the central U.S. and into the Great Lakes through Thursday. Heavy snow and blowing snow is expected from the northern Plains into the Upper Midwest. Further south, severe thunderstorms are expected from the southern Plains into the Midwest as well as a multi-day excessive rain and flooding event Wednesday through Saturday from the Ozarks into the Ohio Valley. Read More >

Current conditions at

Wadena Municipal Airport (KADC)

Lat: 46.45°NLon: 95.21°WElev: 1365ft.

Light Snow

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed E 15 G 22 mph
Barometer 29.77 in
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 1.50 mi
Wind Chill19°F (-7°C)
Last update 1 Apr 8:55 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Ottertail MN

Winter Storm Warning until April 2, 07:00pm
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Winter Storm Warning
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    Winter Storm Warning until April 2, 07:00pm

    NOW until 7:00pm Wed

    Winter Storm Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 29 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times.  Patchy blowing snow before 3pm. High near 33. Breezy, with an east wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

    High: 33 °F

    Heavy Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 3am.  Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 32. West northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    Low: 32 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. West northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 39 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 38. West wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Snow. Patchy blowing snow. Low around 29. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Wednesday
Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Patchy blowing snow before 3pm. High near 33. Breezy, with an east wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.
Wednesday Night
Snow likely, mainly before 3am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 32. West northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. West northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Light and variable wind.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 39. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 38. West wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 21. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 35. North northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. North northwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 38. North northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 49. South wind 7 to 11 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ottertail MN
 46.43°N 95.58°W
8:36 pm CDT Apr 1, 2025
9pm CDT Apr 1, 2025-6pm CDT Apr 8, 2025
 
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