Minnesota Fire Weather Zone 041
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ONE LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN THIS MORNING. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE A BAND OF RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS MORNING. ANOTHER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS DIVING SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARDS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. THIS SYSTEM IS SPREADING SNOW INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS MORNING. AS THE SNOW WORKS EASTWARD IT WILL TRANSITION TO A RAIN AND SNOW MIX ACROSS EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WITH RAIN CONTINUING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE RAIN AND SNOW WILL EVENTUALLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. AN INCH OR SO OF ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW THIS WEATHER SYSTEM BRINGING COOLER AIR ACROSS THE REGION. LOOK FOR TEMPERATURES MORE TOWARD THEIR NORMAL LATE NOVEMBER LEVELS FOR THE NEXT WEEK WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. THE NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL ARRIVE LATE IN THE WEEKEND. DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS... GLENWOOD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS 358 AM CST WED NOV 25 2009 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY UNTIL 1200...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1500...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37. MIN HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 19 TO 24 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW. HOURS OF SUN........1 HOURS. PRECIPITATION.......AREAS OF 0.05 TO 0.10 INCH AMOUNTS. MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1700 FT AGL (AVE 12-6 PM). TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH (AVE 12-6 PM). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 44000 OR GOOD (AVE 12-6 PM). .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 2100. CHANCE OF SNOW 20 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-24. MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH. PRECIPITATION.......NONE. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-38. MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW. HOURS OF SUN........5 HOURS. PRECIPITATION.......NONE. MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 2400 FT AGL (AVE 12-6 PM). TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH (AVE 12-6 PM). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 22000 OR FAIR (AVE 12-6 PM). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 25 TO 30. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 40 TO 45. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 25 TO 30. EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 40 TO 45. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 25 TO 30. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS 30 TO 35. NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 20 PERCENT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 20 TO 25. NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 30 TO 35. NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 20 TO 25. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 35 TO 40. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
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