Good morning folks, today is September 7th and the rain is past but we have wind and cool air in it's place. Today we can look for A 20 percent chance of showers before 10am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a northwest wind between 22 and 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Tonight we can look for Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northwest wind between 7 and 10 mph becoming calm.
Current temp is 52.4 °F
Overcast
Humidity: 96%
Dew Point: 51 °F
Wind: 8.0 mph from the NW
Wind Gust: 20.0 mph
Pressure: 28.40 in (Rising)
Visibility: 7.0 miles
UV: 0 out of 16
Pollen: 5.10 out of 12
Pollen Forecast new!
Clouds:
Overcast 600 ft
(Above Ground Level)
Elevation: 1404 ft
Wind Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
453 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010
...STRONG WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON...
.A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
FOR AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL...THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL AND PARTS OF
EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE ADVISORY IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE
FROM ALEXANDRIA...TO MINNEAPOLIS...TO RED WING.
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL SLOWLY
MOVE EAST TODAY. IN RESPONSE...STRONG WINDS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING
SINCE MONDAY EVENING. ANOTHER SURGE OF GUSTS IS EXPECTED THROUGH
THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS AS A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WRAPS
AROUND THE LOW PRESSURE. SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST OF
THESE GUSTS WILL BE FAVORED ALONG AND NEAR BUFFALO RIDGE THIS
MORNING.
GUSTS OBSERVED ALREADY EARLY THIS MORNING INCLUDE 49 MPH AT
REDWOOD FALLS...AND 45 MPH AT CANBY AND NEW ULM.
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-
SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-
GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
453 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON.
* TIMING...VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON.
* WINDS...SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50
MPH.
* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING MAY BE EXPERIENCED ON NORTH TO
SOUTH ORIENTATED ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
409 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010
MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
081200-
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
409 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
MID-AFTERNOON...PRIMARILY ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...IN THE WAKE OF A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. WIND
SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH A FEW GUSTS OF 45 TO 50
MPH.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PRIMARILY THE MINNESOTA
PORTION OF THE OUTLOOK AREA DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK.
AT THIS TIME...THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER APPEARS
LOW.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
Hope your weather is awesome in your area.