Minnesota Fire Weather Zone 047
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ONE LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS IOWA TO NEAR MILWAUKEE BY MORNING. THIS WILL MAINTAIN PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE MAINLY SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN THROUGH THE EVENING. ANOTHER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DIVE OUT OF THE CANADIAN PRAIRIES INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL THEN TRACK INTO NORTHEAST IOWA BY LATE AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD A RAIN AND SNOW MIX ACROSS THE AREA...CHANGING TO SNOW DURING THE DAY. AN INCH OR TWO 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 OVER 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 246 PM CST TUE NOV 24 2009 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 0100...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER 2400 UNTIL 0600...THEN SNOW LIKELY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36. MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. PRECIPITATION.......AREAS OF TRACE TO 0.05 INCH AMOUNTS. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY UNTIL 1200...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1800...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37. MIN HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 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 3300 FT AGL (AVE 12-6 PM). TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 31 MPH (AVE 12-6 PM). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 89000 OR EXCELLENT (AVE 12-6 PM). .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 2400. CHANCE OF SNOW 20 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-26. MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 19 TO 24 MPH. PRECIPITATION.......ISOLATED TRACE TO 0.05 INCH AMOUNTS. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37. MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 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 11 MPH (AVE 12-6 PM). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 25000 OR FAIR (AVE 12-6 PM). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 25 TO 30. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 40 TO 45. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 25 TO 30. SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 35 TO 40. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 25 TO 30. NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS 30 TO 35. NORTH 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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