Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Preston, Fillmore County Airport (KFKA)

Lat: 43.68°NLon: 92.17°WElev: 1270ft.

Fair

-6°F

-21°C

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed SE 6 mph
Barometer 30.53 in
Dewpoint -17°F (-27°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-19°F (-28°C)
Last update 24 Jan 12:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles ESE Ostrander MN

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. Wind chill values as low as -16. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    High: -4 °F

    Cold

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -20. Light and variable wind.

    Low: -11 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Wind chill values as low as -22. Light north wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 3 °F

    Cold

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -14. Wind chill values as low as -34. Northwest wind around 11 mph.

    Low: -14 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 12. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 17 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 12 °F

    Sunny then
    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 18 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 3 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 9. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 17 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 8. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph.

    High: 8 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. Wind chill values as low as -16. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -20. Light and variable wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Wind chill values as low as -22. Light north wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -14. Wind chill values as low as -34. Northwest wind around 11 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 12. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 17 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 18 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 9. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 17 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 8. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 9. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles ESE Ostrander MN
 43.59°N 92.29°W
12:56 pm CST Jan 24, 2026
1pm CST Jan 24, 2026-6pm CST Jan 30, 2026
 
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