Fairmont Municipal Automatic Weather Observing, MN Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Cloudy 9°F
Feels Like -9°F  
Humidity 66% Dew Point 0°F Wind S 18 MPH Barometer 30.12 in.
Solar Rad 69 w/m2 Visibility 10 mi.
Report from a NOAA weather station 1.2 mi. S of central Fairmont Municipal Automatic Weather Observing
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuDec 4
Thu Dec 4: Partly Sunny, High 14F, Low 20F
14
20
FriDec 5
Fri Dec 5: Snow, High 32F, Low 10F
50%
32
10
SatDec 6
Sat Dec 6: Snow, High 19F, Low 1F
70%
19
1
SunDec 7
Sun Dec 7: Mostly Sunny, High 6F
6
 
MonDec 8
Mon Dec 8: Snow, High 27F, Low 14F
20%
27
14
TueDec 9
Tue Dec 9: Snow, High 30F, Low 18F
20%
30
18
WedDec 10
Wed Dec 10: Snow, High 24F
30%
24
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures start near 14°F, reaching 32°F before cooling to 6°F, then recovering to 24°F by week's end. Unsettled weather expected with snow likely on at least 5 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 7°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 29°F with lows around 12°F.

This Date in Weather History

1786 - The first of two great early December storms began. The storm produced 18 inches of snow at Morristown NJ, and twenty inches of snow at New Haven CT. It also resulted in high tides at Nantucket which did great damage.

More on this and other weather history

Fairmont Municipal Automatic Weather Observing, MN 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Dec 4

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -11. Breezy, with a south wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 20 by 5am. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Dec 5

Snow

Day: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 32. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Dec 6

Snow

Day: Snow likely after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Snow

Night: Snow before midnight. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 1. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Sunday Dec 7

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 6. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near -4 by 9pm, then rising to around 5 during the remainder of the night. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the evening.

Monday Dec 8

Snow

Day: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Snow

Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. South southwest wind around 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

Tuesday Dec 9

Snow

Day: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. West wind around 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Snow

Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 18. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

Wednesday Dec 10

Snow

Day: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Northwest wind around 15 mph.

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