Clarissa, MN Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Partly Cloudy 20°F
Feels Like 20°F  
Humidity 82% Dew Point 16°F Wind Calm Barometer 29.79 in.
Visibility 12.4 mi.
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 1.9 mi. SE of central Clarissa
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Point Forecast at a Glance

WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Freezing Rain, High 35F, Low 24F
20%
35
24
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Snow, High 5F, Low -10F
50%
5
-10
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Mostly Cloudy, High 20F, Low 6F
20
6
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Mostly Sunny, High 7F, Low -8F
7
-8
SunDec 21
Sun Dec 21: Mostly Sunny, High 11F, Low 1F
11
1
MonDec 22
Mon Dec 22: Snow, High 25F, Low 14F
20%
25
14
TueDec 23
Tue Dec 23: Partly Sunny, High 24F
24
 

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures drop from 35°F to a low of 11°F, then recover to 24°F by week's end. Unsettled weather expected with snow likely on at least 4 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 1°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 24°F with lows around 8°F.


This Date in Weather History

1924 - A severe icestorm struck central Illinois. It coated the ground with nearly two inches of glaze at Springfield. The storm caused 21 million dollars damage along with much hardship. Ice was on the trees until the 4th of January, and electricity was not restored until January 10th.

More on this and other weather history


Clarissa, MN 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Wednesday Dec 17

Freezing Rain

Day: A slight chance of freezing rain after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Rain Likely

Night: Rain likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Dec 18

Snow

Day: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly between 8am and noon. Patchy blowing snow between 9am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 5 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -18. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Friday Dec 19

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Snow

Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

Saturday Dec 20

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 7 by 5pm. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -8. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Dec 21

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

Monday Dec 22

Snow

Day: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

Tuesday Dec 23

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 24. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.


About Clarissa, MN

Clarissa is a city in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 681 at the 2010 census. It dropped to 661 inhabitants by the 2020 census.

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