Austin, Minnesota

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Lat/Lon: 43.7° N 93.0° W (Google Map)

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	Current Conditions

Austin, Minnesota (Airport)

Updated: 9:15 AM CST on November 21, 2009

34 °F

Fog

Windchill:	27 °F
Humidity:	100%
Dew Point:	34 °F
Wind:	8 mph from the South
Pressure:	30.08 in (Steady)
Visibility:	0.5 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Overcast 100 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	1230 ft

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Wind Speed:	7.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	180° (South)
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
»	Austin	34 °F	Fog	9:15 AM CST
	Albert Lea	34 °F	Mostly Cloudy	9:12 AM CST
	Dodge Center	32 °F	Fog	9:14 AM CST
	Rochester	34 °F	Fog	8:54 AM CST

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Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KRST)

35 °F

21 °F

Record (KRST)

69 °F (1990)

-8 °F (1964)

Yesterday

55 °F

32 °F

Yesterday's Heating Degree Days: 21

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State Highs:
Fosston	44°F
Canby	43°F
Crookston	42°F
Windom	39°F
Roseau	39°F

State Lows:
Crane Lake	14°F
Grand Marais Airport	14°F
Ely	14°F
Cook	15°F
Hibbing	15°F

Astronomy

November 21, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

7:13 AM CST

4:41 PM CST

Civil Twilight

6:42 AM CST

5:12 PM CST

Nautical Twilight

6:07 AM CST

5:48 PM CST

Astronomical Twilight

5:33 AM CST

6:22 PM CST

Moon

11:22 AM CST

8:55 PM CST

Length Of Visible Light:

10h 30m

Length of Day

9h 27m

Tomorrow will be 1m 57s shorter.

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Waxing Crescent, 21% of the Moon is Illuminated


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Austin, MN

34 °F

Fog

at 9:15 AM CST

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Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
52° F \| 41° F	56° F \| 45° F	54° F \| 41° F	45° F \| 34° F	38° F \| 22° F
Partly Cloudy	Chance of Rain 30% chance of precipitation	Chance of Rain 30% chance of precipitation	Chance of Rain 50% chance of precipitation	Chance of Snow 30% chance of precipitation
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.

Nowcast as of 6:52 am CST on November 21, 2009

Now

Through 10 am...widespread fog is expected with visibility 1/2 mile or less. Conditions should improve between 10 am and noon. Be aware that the fog could cause icy spots on bridges. Travelers are advised to use caution and allow extra time to reach your destination.

Forecast for Mower

Updated: 3:43 am CST on November 21, 2009
Dense fog advisory in effect until 10 am CST this morning...
	Today Widespread dense fog this morning. Otherwise sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Tonight Partly cloudy this evening...then becoming mostly cloudy. Areas of dense fog developing after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
	Sunday Areas of dense morning fog. Otherwise mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Sunday Night Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of light rain. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
	Monday Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain. Highs in the lower 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Monday Night Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
	Tuesday Cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
	Tuesday Night Cloudy with a chance of light rain. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
	Wednesday Cloudy with a chance of light rain and light snow. Highs in the upper 30s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
	Wednesday Night Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of light snow. Lows in the mid 20s. Chance of snow 20 percent.
	Thanksgiving Day Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.
	Thursday Night Mostly clear. Lows 20 to 25.
	Friday Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.
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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Colts vs. Ravens	1:00 PM EST on November 22, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 56 °F
Redskins vs. Cowboys	12:00 PM CST on November 22, 2009	Clear, 59 °F
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Tar Heels vs. Eagles	12:00 PM EST on November 21, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 56 °F
Terrapins vs. Seminoles	12:00 PM EST on November 21, 2009	Chance of Rain, 68 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Karlsruher SC vs. FC Hansa Rostock	1:00 PM CET on November 21, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 53° F/ 12° C
FSV Frankfurt vs. Rot-Weiß Oberhausen	1:00 PM CET on November 21, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 59° F/ 15° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Ford 400	3:30 PM EST on November 22, 2009	Chance of Rain, 83 °F
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HADS CEDAR RIVER NEAR AUSTIN 3S MN, Austin, MN

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1214 ft

8:30 AM CST

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Southwest, Austin, MN

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33.3 °F

34 °F

97%

SSE at 0.0 mph

28.76 in

0.00 in / hr

33 °F

1270 ft

9:29 AM CST

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S. Kraushaar WMR-968, Glenville, MN

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32.7 °F

24 °F

70%

South at 6.0 mph

28.76 in

0.00 in / hr

27 °F

1000 ft

9:26 AM CST

Normal

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MNDOT Dexter I-90 Mile Post 195, Dexter, MN

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35 °F

36 °F

99%

SSE at 8 mph

0.00 in / hr

29 °F

1410 ft

9:01 AM CST

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South Geneva Lake, Hollandale, MN

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30.4 °F

29 °F

95%

SSE at 10.0 mph

29.86 in

0.00 in / hr

22 °F

1096 ft

9:00 AM CST

Normal

St. Ansgar GreenHouse & Floral Shop, St. Ansgar, IA

St. Ansgar Weather page, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

33.6 °F

31 °F

89%

South at 0.0 mph

30.08 in

0.00 in / hr

34 °F

1205 ft

9:29 AM CST

Normal

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APRSWXNET St.Ansgar IA , Saint Ansgar, IA

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33 °F

30 °F

89%

SSE at 0 mph

30.07 in

0.00 in / hr

33 °F

1145 ft

9:08 AM CST

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MesoWest Ellendale South , Geneva, MN

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21 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

21 °F

1257 ft

6:15 AM CST

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Steve's Weather Station, Grand Meadow, MN

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34.3 °F

32 °F

92%

North at 0.0 mph

28.84 in

0.00 in / hr

34 °F

1343 ft

9:29 AM CST

Normal

MesoWest Kensett , Kensett, IA

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27 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

27 °F

1226 ft

7:10 AM CST

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MNDOT Albert Lea I-35 Mile Post 30, Hope, MN

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31 °F

30 °F

99%

SSE at 9 mph

0.00 in / hr

23 °F

1192 ft

9:03 AM CST

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Warnings and Notices

	Dense Fog Advisory
Statement as of 7:25 AM CST on November 21, 2009 ... Dense fog advisory remains in effect until 10 am CST this morning... A dense fog advisory remains in effect until 10 am CST this morning. Widespread fog is expected this morning... with lowest visibilities 1/2 mile or less having the greatest impact on travel until about 10 am. Also... be alert for icy spots on bridges caused by the fog. Visibility should begin improving around 10 am this morning. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A dense fog advisory means visibilities will frequently be reduced to less than one quarter mile. If driving... slow down... use your headlights... and leave plenty of distance ahead of you. Thompson Weather.Gov/LaCrosse

	Public Information Statement
Statement as of 9:11 am CST on November 21, 2009 .Br lse 1121 c dh00/dc0911210905/tairzx/dh06/tairzp/ .B1 ppdrzz/sfdrzz/sdirzz : :... observation stations... : values represent highs yesterday... 12-hour lows... : and 24-hour precipitation ending at 6 am central time : : snow snow : high low pcpn fall depth : tob : Dodge Center AWOS MN : 54 / 27 / 0.00/ M / M olz : Oelwein AWOS IA : 52 / 30 / 0.00/ M / M lse : La Crosse ASOS WI : 53 / 31 / 0.00/ M / M rst : Rochester Intl ap MN : 55 / 31 / 0.00/ M / M vok : Volk Field WI : 52 / 26 / 0.00/ M / M pdc : Prairie Du Chien ap WI : 56 / 31 / M/ M / M Ona : Winona AWOS MN : 54 / 34 / 0.00/ M / M deh : Decorah AWOS IA : 54 / 34 / 0.00/ M / M cmy : Sparta - ft MC Coy WI : 55 / 32 / 0.00/ M / M ovs : Boscobel ASOS WI : 56 / 28 / 0.00/ M / M mdz : Medford AWOS WI : 48 / 28 / 0.00/ M / M pvb : Platteville AWOS WI : 49 / 33 / 0.00/ M / M ccy : Charles City AWOS IA : 52 / 32 / 0.00/ M / M aum : Austin AWOS MN : 54 / 32 / 0.00/ M / M fka : Preston AWOS MN : 52 / 32 / 0.00/ M / M : .End .Br lse 1121 c dh06/dc0911210905/tairzx/tairzn/ .B1 ppdrgz/sfdrzz/sdirzz : :... other automated observations... : values represent the 24 hours ending at 6 am central time : : snow snow : high low pcpn fall depth : bblw3: Boscobel RAWS WI : 55 / 29 / 0.00/ M / M bfww3: Black River Falls rawi : 51 / 28 / 0.00/ M / M dmlw3: Diamond Lake RAWS WI : 51 / 25 / 0.00/ M / M nehw3: Necedah RAWS WI : 52 / 29 / 0.00/ M / M nchw3: Necedah 5wnw crn WI : 51 / 26 / 0.00/ M / M : .End .Br lse 1121 c dh07/dc0911210905/tairzx/tairzn/ .B1 ppdrzz/sfdrzz/sdirzz : :... cooperative observations... : values represent the 24 hours ending at 7 am central time : : snow snow : high low pcpn fall depth : ciyi4: Charles City coop IA : M / M / 0.00/ 0.0 / 0 crci4: Cresco IA : 52 / 30 / T / 0.0 / 0 dori4: Dorchester IA : M / M / 0.00/ 0.0 / 0 ekri4: Elkader 6ssw IA : 53 / 25 / 0.00/ M / M fyti4: Fayette IA : 53 / 29 / 0.00/ 0.0 / 0 ioni4: Ionia 2w IA : M / M / 0.00/ M / M lsgi4: Lansing 4se IA : M / M / 0.00/ 0.0 / 0 sani4: St ansgar IA : M / M / 0.00/ 0.0 / 0 spti4: Strawberry Point IA : M / M / 0.00/ 0.0 / 0 waci4: Waucoma IA : M / M / 0.00/ 0.0 / 0 byrm5: Byron 3n MN : 54 / 23 / 0.00/ 0.0 / 0 egnm5: Elgin 2ssw MN : M / M / 0.00/ 0.0 / M gmdm5: Grand Meadow MN : 51 / 27 / 0.00/ 0.0 / 0 lcrm5: La Crescent dam 7 MN : M / M / 0.00/ M / M lakm5: Lake City-coop MN : M / M / 0.00/ 0.0 / 0 lnbm5: Lanesboro MN : M / M / 0.00/ 0.0 / 0 ptnm5: Preston MN : 54 / 26 / 0.00/ 0.0 / 0 rsrm5: Rochester ap 2ne MN : M / M / 0.00/ 0.0 / 0 spgm5: Spring Valley MN : M / M / T / 0.0 / 0 thlm5: Theilman 1ssw MN : 54 / 24 / 0.00/ M / M wabm5: Wabasha MN : M / M / 0.00/ 0.0 / 0 zumm5: Zumbro Falls MN : M / M / 0.00/ 0.0 / 0 mscm5: Minnesota City dam 5mn : M / M / 0.00/ M / M widm5: Winona dam 5a MN : 52 / 33 / 0.00/ 0.0 / 0 almw3: Alma dam 4 WI : M / M / 0.00/ M / M bliw3: Blair 2nw WI : 53 / 25 / 0.00/ 0.0 / 0 y63w3: Cuba City - ham WI : 49 / 31 / 0.00/ 0.0 / 0 bfcw3: Four Corners WI : M / M / 0.00/ 0.0 / 0 frsw3: Friendship WI : 52 / 29 / 0.00/ 0.0 / 0 gllw3: Galesville 2ese WI : M / M / 0.00/ 0.0 / 0 genw3: Genoa dam 8 WI : M / M / 0.00/ M / M hilw3: Hillsboro WI : 56 / 29 / 0.00/ 0.0 / 0 lafw3: La Farge WI : M / M / 0.00/ 0.0 / 0 arx : La Crosse WFO WI : 49 / 36 / 0.00/ 0.0 / 0 lynw3: Lynxville dam 9 WI : M / M / 0.00/ M / M matw3: Mather 3nw WI : 51 / 28 / 0.00/ M / M medw3: Medford WI : 48 / 27 / 0.00/ M / M necw3: Necedah 2se WI : M / M / 0.00/ 0.0 / 0 nelw3: Neillsville 3sw WI : 50 / 30 / 0.00/ 0.0 / 0 owew3: Owen 2n WI : 50 / 25 / 0.00/ 0.0 / 0 plaw3: Platteville WI : 49 / 31 / 0.00/ 0.0 / 0 ricw3: Richland Center WI : 53 / 28 / 0.00/ 0.0 / 0 sogw3: Soldiers Grove WI : 50 / 28 / 0.00/ 0.0 / 0 sbnw3: Steuben 4se WI : 52 / 33 / 0.00/ 0.0 / 0 srtw3: Sparta WI : 53 / 28 / T / 0.0 / 0 trew3: Trempealeau dam 6 WI : M / M / 0.00/ M / M tunw3: Tunnel City 1s WI : M / M / 0.00/ 0.0 / 0 wesw3: Westby 3ene WI : M / M / 0.00/ 0.0 / 0 : .End