Great Lakes Snow through Friday; High Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper storm will drop south from Canada today bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains this afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fairmont, Fairmont Municipal Airport (KFRM)

Lat: 43.65°NLon: 94.42°WElev: 1161ft.

Light Snow

27°F

-3°C

Humidity	66%
Wind Speed	SW 16 G 23 mph
Barometer	29.66 in (1006.8 mb)
Dewpoint	17°F (-8°C)
Visibility	9.00 mi
Wind Chill	15°F (-9°C)
Last update	15 Jan 1:56 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Fairmont Municipal Automatic Weather Observing MN

Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 12:00am until January 16, 06:00pm

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Winter Weather Advisory

This Afternoon
High: 32 °F
Chance Snow
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 26 °F
Blustery.
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Snow
Friday
High: 28 °F⇓
Snow Showers
Likely and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Friday Night
Low: 3 °F
Chance Snow
and Blustery
Saturday
High: 8 °F
Blustery.
Slight Chance
Snow then
Partly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 3 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy
Sunday
High: 25 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Snow
and Blustery
Sunday Night
Low: -2 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery
M.L.King Day
High: 9 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Blustery

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Friday

Snow showers likely. Patchy blowing snow between 10am and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 15 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -18. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 8. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 3. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

M.L.King Day

Mostly sunny, with a high near 9. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 1. West wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Northwest wind around 15 mph.