Rice, MN Weather Forecast and Current Conditions
Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like -26°F
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Point Forecast at a Glance
7-Day Temperature Trend
Week Ahead Summary
High temperatures climb from -3°F to a high of 40°F by week's end. Mostly dry conditions with only one day showing wintry mix chances.
Climate Context
This week's forecast shows temperatures running 4°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 26°F with lows around 10°F.
This Date in Weather History
1987 - A major winter storm produced high winds and heavy snow in the Southern Rockies and the Southern High Plains. Snowfall totals in New Mexico ranged up to 25 inches at Cedar Crest, with up to three feet of snow reported in the higher elevations. Winds of 75 mph, with gusts to 124 mph, were reported northeast of Albuquerque NM. El Paso TX was buried under 22.4 inches of snow, including a single storm record of 16.8 inches in 24 hours. The snowfall total surpassed their previous record for an entire winter season of 18.4 inches. Record cold was experienced the next three nights as readings dipped into the single numbers. High winds ushering unseasonably cold air into the southwestern U.S. gusted to 100 mph at Grapevine CA.
Rice, MN 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Saturday Dec 13
Day: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Wind chill values as low as -29. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. Wind chill values as low as -29. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west northwest after midnight.
Sunday Dec 14
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 7. Wind chill values as low as -28. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 13 by 4am. Wind chill values as low as -19. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Monday Dec 15
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 26. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the morning.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.
Tuesday Dec 16
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 40. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Dec 17
Day: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Night: A chance of rain and snow before 8pm, then a chance of rain between 8pm and 1am, then a slight chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. South southeast wind around 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Dec 18
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -8. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Friday Dec 19
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
About Rice, MN
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Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 7:51 AM
Sunset 4:34 PM
Last Light 5:08 PM
Moonset 1:00 PM
Contiguous US Extremes
Fri's High Temperature
89 at 7 Miles East-southeast Of Hidalgo, TX
Sat's Low Temperature
-24 at Park Rapids, MN
Weather Folklore
When clouds are upon the hills, they'll come down by the mills.
