Good morning folks, today is December 30th 2010 and the storm is here are you ready for whats to come. Today we can look for Rain, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 10am, then rain, possibly mixed with snow and freezing rain between 10am and noon, then snow after noon. Areas of fog before noon. Temperature falling to around 22 by 5pm. North northwest wind between 9 and 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total daytime snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible. Tonight we can look for Snow likely, mainly before 9pm. Areas of fog after 9pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Blustery, with a north northwest wind between 15 and 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Current temp is 34.9 °F
Overcast
Windchill: 35 °F
Humidity: 97%
Dew Point: 34 °F
Wind: 0.0 mph from the ESE
Wind Gust: 10.0 mph
Pressure: 28.25 in (Steady)
Visibility: 1.8 miles
UV: 0 out of 16
Pollen: .10 out of 12
Pollen Forecast new!
Clouds:
Overcast 200 ft
(Above Ground Level)
Elevation: 1404 ft
Winter Weather Advisory.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
312 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010
...TWO ROUNDS OF WINTER WEATHER ARE LIKELY IN PORTIONS OF WEST
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TODAY AND AGAIN FROM FRIDAY INTO
SATURDAY...
.A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WEST
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA INTO THIS EVENING. THE FIRST
ROUND OF WEATHER IS DUE TO A SYSTEM THAT WILL SPREAD A WINTRY MIX
OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH MOST AREAS
HAVE SEEN TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING... A FEW LOCATIONS
COULD SEE SOME LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS
MORNING... MAINLY NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM MONTEVIDEO TO
SAINT CLOUD. A THIN LAYER OF ICE COULD FORM ON LESS TRAVELED ROAD
SURFACES AND WALKWAYS. THE FREEZING PRECIPITATION WILL MIX WITH
SNOW AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY IN LOCATIONS CLOSER TO THE WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA STATE LINE. SNOW COULD ACCUMULATE TO 2 TO 4
INCHES AROUND STAPLES... MORRIS AND ALEXANDRIA WITH LESSER
AMOUNTS FROM CANBY TO BENSON BY MID EVENING.
THE PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH BY LATE EVENING AS A POCKET OF DRY
AIR BRIEFLY MOVES INTO THE AREA IN ADVANCE OF SECOND MORE POTENT
WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM WHICH WILL IMPACT THE REGION FROM FRIDAY
INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
THE SECOND ROUND OF WINTER WEATHER WILL ARRIVE BY EARLY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO EARLY SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL MINNESOTA FOR THE POTENTIAL OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WITH THIS SECOND WEATHER SYSTEM. COLDER TEMPERATURES
WILL FILTER BACK INTO THE WATCH AREA BEFORE THE BULK OF THE
PRECIPITATION ARRIVES ON FRIDAY... ALTHOUGH SOME LINGERING LIGHT
FREEZING DRIZZLE COULD OCCUR THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING BEFORE SNOW ARRIVES. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY NIGHT OVER MUCH OF WESTERN
MINNESOTA. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A SWATH OF SNOW BETWEEN 6
AND 10 INCHES IN THE WATCH AREA. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...
BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS COULD CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OUT
FAIRLY QUICKLY SATURDAY MORNING... BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY.
MNZ041-047-048-054>056-064-301900-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-101231T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.A.0009.101231T1500Z-110101T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS
312 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
* TIMING...RAIN...FREEZING DRIZZLE OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL
OCCASIONALLY MIX WITH SNOW THIS MORNING. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION
SHOULD BECOME PREDOMINANTLY SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON. THERE WILL
BE A LULL IN PRECIPITATION FROM LATE THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY
MORNING BEFORE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW RETURNS BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.
* MAIN IMPACT...1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW AND UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH
OF ICE ACCUMULATION ARE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. 6 TO
10 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY... PARTICULARLY NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM APPLETON TO
LONG PRAIRIE.
* OTHER IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND ICE COULD MAKE FOR
DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES TODAY. ALTHOUGH AIR TEMPERATURES MAY
BE ABOVE FREEZING... GROUND TEMPERATURES NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING
MAY CREATE UNANTICIPATED SLICK SPOTS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ALONG WITH
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FRIDAY
THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
433 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010
MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
311045-
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-
433 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN ARE POSSIBLE OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL
AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS MORNING...BUT A MORE WIDESPREAD
MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW IS LIKELY OVER WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA BY AFTERNOON. THIS MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL
SNOW WEST OF LINE FROM ABOUT LONG PRAIRIE TO GRANITE FALLS DURING
THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD REACH 3 TO 6 INCHES IN
THIS AREA BY EVENING.
PRECIPITATION WILL BE DECREASING OR MOVING OFF TO THE NORTHEAST
LATER TONIGHT...BUT AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE COULD DEVELOP IN
MOST LOCATIONS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
THE SECOND PART OF THIS MAJOR STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT WEST
CENTRAL...AND POSSIBLY CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY NIGHT. A DEEPENING STORM CENTER COULD BRING HEAVY SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW TO AREAS GENERALLY WEST OF ST CLOUD TO REDWOOD FALLS.
IN ADDITION...A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN COULD DEVELOP
OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN. THIS MIXTURE COULD CAUSE SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS BEFORE
CHANGING OVER TO MOSTLY SNOW FRIDAY EVENING.
CHECK THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS ON THIS
STORM SYSTEM.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS AND SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE URGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
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Winter Storm Watch.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
312 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010
...TWO ROUNDS OF WINTER WEATHER ARE LIKELY IN PORTIONS OF WEST
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TODAY AND AGAIN FROM FRIDAY INTO
SATURDAY...
.A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WEST
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA INTO THIS EVENING. THE FIRST
ROUND OF WEATHER IS DUE TO A SYSTEM THAT WILL SPREAD A WINTRY MIX
OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH MOST AREAS
HAVE SEEN TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING... A FEW LOCATIONS
COULD SEE SOME LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS
MORNING... MAINLY NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM MONTEVIDEO TO
SAINT CLOUD. A THIN LAYER OF ICE COULD FORM ON LESS TRAVELED ROAD
SURFACES AND WALKWAYS. THE FREEZING PRECIPITATION WILL MIX WITH
SNOW AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY IN LOCATIONS CLOSER TO THE WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA STATE LINE. SNOW COULD ACCUMULATE TO 2 TO 4
INCHES AROUND STAPLES... MORRIS AND ALEXANDRIA WITH LESSER
AMOUNTS FROM CANBY TO BENSON BY MID EVENING.
THE PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH BY LATE EVENING AS A POCKET OF DRY
AIR BRIEFLY MOVES INTO THE AREA IN ADVANCE OF SECOND MORE POTENT
WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM WHICH WILL IMPACT THE REGION FROM FRIDAY
INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
THE SECOND ROUND OF WINTER WEATHER WILL ARRIVE BY EARLY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO EARLY SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL MINNESOTA FOR THE POTENTIAL OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WITH THIS SECOND WEATHER SYSTEM. COLDER TEMPERATURES
WILL FILTER BACK INTO THE WATCH AREA BEFORE THE BULK OF THE
PRECIPITATION ARRIVES ON FRIDAY... ALTHOUGH SOME LINGERING LIGHT
FREEZING DRIZZLE COULD OCCUR THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING BEFORE SNOW ARRIVES. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY NIGHT OVER MUCH OF WESTERN
MINNESOTA. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A SWATH OF SNOW BETWEEN 6
AND 10 INCHES IN THE WATCH AREA. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...
BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS COULD CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OUT
FAIRLY QUICKLY SATURDAY MORNING... BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY.
MNZ041-047-048-054>056-064-301900-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-101231T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.A.0009.101231T1500Z-110101T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS
312 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
* TIMING...RAIN...FREEZING DRIZZLE OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL
OCCASIONALLY MIX WITH SNOW THIS MORNING. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION
SHOULD BECOME PREDOMINANTLY SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON. THERE WILL
BE A LULL IN PRECIPITATION FROM LATE THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY
MORNING BEFORE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW RETURNS BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.
* MAIN IMPACT...1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW AND UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH
OF ICE ACCUMULATION ARE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. 6 TO
10 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY... PARTICULARLY NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM APPLETON TO
LONG PRAIRIE.
* OTHER IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND ICE COULD MAKE FOR
DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES TODAY. ALTHOUGH AIR TEMPERATURES MAY
BE ABOVE FREEZING... GROUND TEMPERATURES NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING
MAY CREATE UNANTICIPATED SLICK SPOTS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ALONG WITH
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FRIDAY
THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
Hope your weather is awesome in your area.
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Fri Dec 17, 2010 8:03 am
