Minnesota Fire Weather Zone 083

.DISCUSSION...
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. BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT 246 PM CST TUE NOV 24 2009 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND PATCHY DRIZZLE. SNOW LIKELY AFTER 0100. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38. MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. PRECIPITATION.......AREAS OF TRACE TO 0.05 INCH AMOUNTS. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY UNTIL 1800...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39. MIN HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 21 TO 26 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW. HOURS OF SUN........0 HOURS. PRECIPITATION.......AREAS OF 0.10 TO 0.20 INCH AMOUNTS. MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 3400 FT AGL (AVE 12-6 PM). TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 31 MPH (AVE 12-6 PM). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 92000 OR EXCELLENT (AVE 12-6 PM). .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 0100...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 2400...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 0600. CHANCE OF SNOW 50 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29. MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. PRECIPITATION.......SCATTERED TRACE TO 0.05 INCH AMOUNTS. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37. MIN HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW. HOURS OF SUN........5 HOURS. PRECIPITATION.......NONE. MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 2700 FT AGL (AVE 12-6 PM). TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH (AVE 12-6 PM). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 35000 OR GOOD (AVE 12-6 PM). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 25 TO 30. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 40 TO 45. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 25 TO 30. SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 40 TO 45. EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 25 TO 30. NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS 35 TO 40. 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 35 TO 40. 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. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
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