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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fairmont, Fairmont Municipal Airport (KFRM)

Lat: 43.65°NLon: 94.42°WElev: 1161ft.

Light Snow Fog/Mist and Breezy

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed NE 22 mph
Barometer 29.63 in (1004.8 mb)
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 0.75 mi
Wind Chill13°F (-11°C)
Last update 15 Mar 5:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Fairmont Municipal Automatic Weather Observing MN

Blizzard Warning until March 16, 07:00am
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Blizzard Warning
  •  
    Blizzard Warning until March 16, 07:00am

    NOW until 7:00am Mon

    Blizzard Warning

  • Today

    High: 28 °F⇓

    Heavy Snow
    and Blowing
    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow, mainly before 10pm. Widespread blowing snow. Low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -24. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Low: -1 °F

    Snow and
    Blowing Snow
    then Chance
    Snow and
    Blowing Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -26. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 28 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 26. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 26 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind around 10 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 9am. Temperature falling to around 24 by 5pm. Very windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 35 to 40 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.
Tonight
Snow, mainly before 10pm. Widespread blowing snow. Low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -24. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Monday
Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -26. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 26. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 48. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. South southwest wind around 10 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. North northwest wind around 15 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. North northwest wind around 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fairmont Municipal Automatic Weather Observing MN
 43.65°N 94.4°W (Elev. 1152 ft)
Last Update:
4:32 am CDT Mar 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6am CDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 21, 2026
 
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