Saturday brings milder temps, a.m. fog in some areas
Light winds today
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It’s the day after Christmas, and our weather will be fairly quiet. Light winds have allowed temps to cool to the dew point in many areas, leading to fog.
The densest fog is in portions of northwestern and west-central Minnesota, where there is a dense fog advisory until 9 a.m. this Saturday:
Here are details of the dense fog advisory:
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 442 AM CST Sat Dec 26 2020 MNZ002-003-022>024-027>032-040-261500- /O.NEW.KFGF.FG.Y.0026.201226T1042Z-201226T1500Z/ Norman-Clay-Mahnomen-South Clearwater-Hubbard-West Becker- East Becker-Wilkin-West Otter Tail-East Otter Tail-Wadena-Grant- Including the cities of Ada, Twin Valley, Halstad, Moorhead, Mahnomen, Naytahwaush, Waubun, Alida, Ebro, Lake Itasca, Long Lost Lake, Lower Rice Lake, Roy Lake, Upper Rice Lake, Park Rapids, Detroit Lakes, Wolf Lake, Breckenridge, Fergus Falls, Perham, New York Mills, Parkers Prairie, Henning, Battle Lake, Wadena, Menahga, Elbow Lake, Hoffman, Ashby, Herman, and Barrett 442 AM CST Sat Dec 26 2020 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Visibility less than one quarter of a mile in dense fog. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, northwest and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CST this morning. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.
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Saturday temps and winds
Saturday highs will be mainly in the 20s, with a few upper teens in parts of northeastern Minnesota:
Winds will be light in most areas, with gusts under 10 mph:
Northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin could see some gusts in the teens.
This Updraft blog will be updated around 1015 a.m. with your Sunday forecast and a look at the week ahead.
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