Minnesota Fire Weather Zone 059
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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. SHERBURNE-WRIGHT-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...MONTICELLO...HUTCHINSON... GAYLORD...CHASKA 358 AM CST WED NOV 25 2009 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL 1800. CHANCE OF SNOW. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39. MIN HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW. HOURS OF SUN........1 HOURS. PRECIPITATION.......SCATTERED 0.05 TO 0.10 INCH AMOUNTS. MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1500 FT AGL (AVE 12-6 PM). TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 23 MPH (AVE 12-6 PM). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 26000 OR FAIR (AVE 12-6 PM). .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 0100...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 2100...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 2400. CHANCE OF SNOW 50 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27. MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH. PRECIPITATION.......SCATTERED TRACE TO 0.05 INCH AMOUNTS. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-38. MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW. HOURS OF SUN........5 HOURS. PRECIPITATION.......NONE. MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 2600 FT AGL (AVE 12-6 PM). TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH (AVE 12-6 PM). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 31000 OR GOOD (AVE 12-6 PM). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 25 TO 30. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 40 TO 45. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 25 TO 30. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 40 TO 45. EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 25 TO 30. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS 30 TO 35. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 20 PERCENT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 25 TO 30. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 35 TO 40. NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 20 TO 25. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 30 TO 35. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
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