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Owatonna, MN weather

It is 56°F and cloudy at Owatonna Degner Regional Airport as of Oct 28, 12:33 AM CDT. Overnight: Slight Chance Rain Showers, low near 51°F, 23% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 12:11 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 1:29 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

56°F

Cloudy

Wind

SSW 7 mph

Humidity 100% · dew point 56°F

Pressure · visibility

30.06 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (KOWA), Oct 28, 12:33 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Owatonna forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS MPX forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the MPX office near Owatonna.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Minnesota.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Owatonna (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 1 AM53°FCloudy13%SSW 5 mph
Wed 2 AM53°FSlight Chance Rain Showers21%SSW 5 mph
Wed 3 AM53°FSlight Chance Rain Showers23%S 5 mph
Wed 4 AM53°FSlight Chance Rain Showers19%S 5 mph
Wed 5 AM53°FSlight Chance Rain Showers15%S 5 mph
Wed 6 AM52°FSlight Chance Rain Showers16%S 5 mph
Wed 7 AM53°FSlight Chance Rain Showers17%S 5 mph
Wed 8 AM53°FMostly Cloudy12%SSE 5 mph
Wed 9 AM55°FPartly Sunny9%SSE 10 mph
Wed 10 AM59°FPartly Sunny13%SSE 10 mph
Wed 11 AM63°FSlight Chance Rain Showers17%SSE 10 mph
Wed 12 PM64°FSlight Chance Rain Showers21%S 15 mph
Wed 1 PM67°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms23%S 15 mph
Wed 2 PM69°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms25%S 15 mph
Wed 3 PM70°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms26%S 15 mph
Wed 4 PM71°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms41%S 15 mph
Wed 5 PM70°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms48%S 15 mph
Wed 6 PM68°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely69%S 15 mph
Wed 7 PM66°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely70%S 10 mph
Wed 8 PM61°FShowers And Thunderstorms77%SSW 10 mph
Wed 9 PM60°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely62%SW 10 mph
Wed 10 PM59°FSlight Chance Rain Showers19%W 10 mph
Wed 11 PM58°FMostly Cloudy12%WNW 5 mph
Thu 12 AM56°FMostly Cloudy6%NW 5 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Owatonna can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 51°F

A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 51. South southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday

High 72°F·Low 43°F

A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. West wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday

High 59°F·Low 38°F

Sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: Areas of fog after 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 38. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday

High 59°F·Low 41°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 59. East southeast wind around 5 mph.

Friday Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 41, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday

High 60°F·Low 48°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 51 overnight. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday

High 63°F·Low 48°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday

High 61°F·Low 44°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday

High 56°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Owatonna is served by the National Weather Service MPX forecast office, forecast zone MNZ085, county zone MNC147.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Owatonna (44.0919, -93.2317), in Steele County. Population: 26,626 (2024 estimate), number 41 of the 61 Minnesota cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KMPX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/44.0919,-93.2317 (forecast issued Oct 28, 12:11 AM CDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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