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Conditions Updated: 11:35 PM CDT on May 27, 2012 Temperature 66°F Humidity 88% Dew Point 63°F Wind WNW at 9 mph Pressure 29.72 in (Steady) Conditions Overcast Visibility 10.0 miles Clouds Overcast (OVC) : 8000 ft Yesterday's Maximum 90°F Yesterday's Minimum 66°F Sunrise 05:38 AM (CDT) Sunset 08:48 PM (CDT) Moon Rise 11:52 AM (CDT) Moon Set 12:48 AM (CDT) Moon Phase Local Radar » Expand Image Local Satellite » Expand Image

Forecast as of 10:00 PM CDT on May 27, 2012 Flash Flood Watch in effect until 7 am CDT Monday... Sunday Overcast in the morning, then partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. High of 95F. Breezy. Winds from the South at 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20%. Sunday Night Overcast with thunderstorms, then thunderstorms and rain showers after midnight. Low of 61F. Breezy. Winds from the SSW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 100% with rainfall amounts near 1.3 in. possible. Monday Partly cloudy in the morning, then clear. High of 75F. Breezy. Winds from the WSW at 10 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20%. Monday Night Partly cloudy. Low of 54F. Breezy. Winds from the West at 10 to 20 mph. Tuesday Partly cloudy. High of 61F. Breezy. Winds from the WNW at 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy. Low of 45F. Winds from the NW at 5 to 20 mph. Wednesday Clear in the morning, then partly cloudy. High of 57F. Winds from the NNW at 5 to 10 mph shifting to the West in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20%. Wednesday Night Overcast with a chance of rain, then a chance of rain after midnight. Low of 48F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 40%. Thursday Mostly cloudy in the morning, then overcast with a chance of rain. Fog early. High of 59F. Winds from the NE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%. Thursday Night Partly cloudy. Fog overnight. Low of 43F. Winds less than 5 mph. Friday Clear in the morning, then partly cloudy. High of 72F. Winds less than 5 mph. Friday Night Partly cloudy. Low of 52F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Saturday Partly cloudy. High of 73F. Winds from the South at 5 to 15 mph. Saturday Night Partly cloudy. Low of 57F. Winds from the South at 5 to 10 mph. Sunday Mostly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. High of 79F. Breezy. Winds from the SSE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20%. Sunday Night Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. Low of 63F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30% with rainfall amounts near 0.2 in. possible. Monday Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. High of 79F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%. Monday Night Partly cloudy. Low of 66F. Winds less than 5 mph. Tuesday Partly cloudy. High of 79F. Winds less than 5 mph. Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy. Low of 64F. Winds less than 5 mph. Wednesday Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. High of 75F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 20%. Wednesday Night Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. Low of 63F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 40%. Thursday Clear. High of 75F. Winds less than 5 mph. Thursday Night Clear. Low of 63F. Winds less than 5 mph. Severe Thunderstorm Watch Statement Issued: 11:03 PM CDT on May 27, 2012 Severe Thunderstorm Watch 307 remains in effect until 100 am CDT for the following locations MN . Minnesota counties included are Aitkin Anoka Blue Earth Carver Cass Chisago Crow Wing Dakota Faribault Freeborn Goodhue Hennepin Isanti Le Sueur Martin Pine Ramsey Rice Scott Steele Waseca Washington Watonwan Flash Flood Warning Statement Issued: 9:27 PM CDT on May 27, 2012 The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Blue Earth County in south central Minnesota... Brown County in south central Minnesota... eastern Renville County in central Minnesota... McLeod County in central Minnesota... Meeker County in central Minnesota... Nicollet County in south central Minnesota... northwestern Hennepin County in east central Minnesota... Sibley County in central Minnesota... Watonwan County in south central Minnesota... Wright County in central Minnesota... * until 330 am CDT Monday * at 923 PM CDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated slow moving thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall across the warned area. One to three inches of rain has already occurred across portions of the warned area. * Runoff from this excessive rainfall will cause flash flooding to occur. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Buffalo... Gaylord... Hutchinson... Litchfield... Mankato... New Ulm... St James... St Peter... Albertville... Amboy... Annandale... Arlington... Biscay... Brownton... Buffalo Lake... Cedar Mills... Cokato... Comfrey... Corvuso... Cosmos... Courtland... Darfur... Darwin... Dassel... Delano... Eagle Lake... Enfield... Evan... Fairfax and Gibbon. Small creeks... streams and tributaries flowing to the Minnesota river wil likely rise quickly because of saturated soils from earlier heavy rains. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible across the area through 6 am Monday morning. Precautionary/preparedness actions... Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams... highways and underpasses. Additionally... country roads and farmlands along the banks of creeks... streams and other low lying areas are subject to flooding. Lat... Lon 4385 9486 4410 9487 4411 9509 4428 9510       4429 9487 4450 9487 4532 9461 4528 9427       4532 9419 4530 9416 4541 9406 4525 9355       4498 9379 4498 9402 4472 9402 4467 9383       4456 9391 4424 9402 4422 9380 4386 9381 Dwe Flash Flood Watch Statement Issued: 4:26 PM CDT on May 27, 2012 ... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through Monday morning... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * portions of Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin... including the following areas... in Minnesota... Anoka... Benton... Blue Earth...    Brown... Carver... Chisago... Dakota... Hennepin... Isanti... Kanabec... Kandiyohi... Le Sueur... Martin... McLeod... Meeker... Mille Lacs... Morrison... Nicollet... Ramsey... Redwood... Renville... Scott... Sherburne... Sibley... Stearns... Washington...    Watonwan and Wright. In northwest Wisconsin... Polk. * Through Monday morning * widespread rainfall totals of one to three inches are likely tonight. The heavy rain may fall in a short period of time. * Flooding is possible in low lying and poor drainage areas. Heavy rainfall in short periods of time frequently cause urban flooding and can wash out rural roads. Any ground that is saturated will add to flooding potential. In addition to the threat of flash flooding... the heavy rains could also result in flooding along area creeks and rivers. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should flash flood warnings be issued.

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