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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fairmont, Fairmont Municipal Airport (KFRM)

Lat: 43.65°NLon: 94.42°WElev: 1161ft.

Overcast and Breezy

32°F

0°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed E 22 G 25 mph
Barometer 29.81 in (1011.1 mb)
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill19°F (-7°C)
Last update 14 Mar 9:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Fairmont Municipal Automatic Weather Observing MN

Blizzard Warning March 15, 04:00am until March 16, 04:00am
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Blizzard Warning

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain and snow before 3am, then rain, possibly mixed with sleet between 3am and 4am, then freezing rain and sleet after 4am. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 27. Breezy, with an east wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 27 °F

    Breezy.
    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Wintry Mix

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow and sleet, becoming all snow after 7am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 11am. Temperature falling to around 22 by 5pm. Very windy, with a north wind 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

    High: 29 °F⇓

    Snow/Sleet
    and Blowing
    Snow then
    Snow and
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 9pm. Widespread blowing snow. Cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -26. Very windy, with a northwest wind 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: -2 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Blowing
    Snow then
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 7am and 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -27. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -3. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 29. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 29 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of snow before 4am, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 27. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 27 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Breezy
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain and snow before 3am, then rain, possibly mixed with sleet between 3am and 4am, then freezing rain and sleet after 4am. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 27. Breezy, with an east wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
Snow and sleet, becoming all snow after 7am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 11am. Temperature falling to around 22 by 5pm. Very windy, with a north wind 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Sunday Night
Snow likely, mainly before 9pm. Widespread blowing snow. Cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -26. Very windy, with a northwest wind 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Monday
Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 7am and 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -27. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -3. Blustery, with a west 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. Increasing clouds, with a high near 29. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow before 4am, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 27. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 62. North northwest wind 10 to 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:
9:22 pm CDT Mar 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10pm CDT Mar 14, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 21, 2026
 
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