Major Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold in the North-Central U.S.

A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend. An Arctic front will bring frigid temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fairmont, Fairmont Municipal Airport (KFRM)

Lat: 43.65°NLon: 94.42°WElev: 1161ft.

Fair

8°F

-13°C

Humidity	69%
Wind Speed	W 12 mph
Barometer	30.16 in (1024.2 mb)
Dewpoint	0°F (-18°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	-7°F (-22°C)
Last update	22 Jan 6:56 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Fairmont Municipal Automatic Weather Observing MN

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 12:00pm until January 24, 12:00pm

Extreme Cold Warning January 22, 09:00pm until January 23, 12:00pm

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Extreme Cold Watch

Extreme Cold Warning

Today
High: 13 °F⇓
Slight Chance
Flurries and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: -21 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy
Friday
High: -7 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -10 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 1 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -9 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 5 °F
Cold
Sunday Night
Low: -12 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 16 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

A slight chance of flurries. Patchy blowing snow between noon and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 13 by 10am, then falling to around 1 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. Wind chill values as low as -44. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -7. Wind chill values as low as -44. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around -10. Wind chill values as low as -21. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.