Good morning folks, today is October 20th 2010 and today will be real windy so tie your hair down. Today we can look for Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 6 to 9 mph increasing to between 25 and 28 mph. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Tonight we can look for Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind between 5 and 15 mph.
Current temp is 38.1 °F
Clear
Windchill: 38 °F
Humidity: 86%
Dew Point: 34 °F
Wind: 0.0 mph
Wind Gust: 2.0 mph
Pressure: 28.65 in (Falling)
Visibility: 10.0 miles
UV: 0 out of 16
Pollen: 2.20 out of 12
Pollen Forecast new!
Clouds:
Clear -
(Above Ground Level)
Elevation: 1404 ft
Wind Advisory.
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
341 AM CDT WED OCT 20 2010
...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...
.A COLD FRONT WILL BE SURGING SOUTHEAST INTO MINNESOTA TODAY...
REACHING THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT AN
INCREASE IN NORTHWEST WINDS WITH THE COLD FRONT...BEGINNING
FIRST IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND THEN SPREADING SOUTHEAST
DURING THE AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL BE AROUND 30 MPH
WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR AREAS WEST OF A LINE FROM LONG
PRAIRIE...TO ST CLOUD...TO WASECA.
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KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-
BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-
FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS...
GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...
MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
341 AM CDT WED OCT 20 2010
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING.
* TIMING...BEGINNING FIRST IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AROUND
NOON...THEN REACHING SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY MID AFTERNOON.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
* IMPACTS...BRIEF DIFFICULT DRIVING ALONG WEST-EAST ROADS. SMALL
OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
414 AM CDT WED OCT 20 2010
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211200-
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-
414 AM CDT WED OCT 20 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY BY AFTERNOON ACROSS
THE MINNESOTA OUTLOOK AREA. ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...TEMPORARY WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
LIKELY DURING THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS ARE IN ASSOCIATION WITH A
COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE QUICKLY SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA
TODAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH FRIDAY.
Hope your weather is awesome in your area.