Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fairmont, Fairmont Municipal Airport (KFRM)

Lat: 43.65°NLon: 94.42°WElev: 1161ft.

Light Snow

26°F

-3°C

Humidity	78%
Wind Speed	SW 12 mph
Barometer	29.78 in (1010.6 mb)
Dewpoint	20°F (-7°C)
Visibility	6.00 mi
Wind Chill	15°F (-9°C)
Last update	21 Jan 12:56 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Fairmont Municipal Automatic Weather Observing MN

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 11:00am until January 24, 12:00pm

Extreme Cold Warning January 22, 09:00pm until January 23, 11:00am

Blizzard Warning until January 21, 07:00pm

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Extreme Cold Watch

Extreme Cold Warning

Blizzard Warning

Blizzard Warning until January 21, 07:00pm
NOW until 7:00pm Wed
Blizzard Warning
This Afternoon
High: 27 °F
Snow and
Areas Blowing
Snow
Tonight
Low: 6 °F
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
then Partly
Cloudy
Thursday
High: 12 °F⇓
Mostly Sunny
then Partly
Sunny and
Blustery
Thursday Night
Low: -19 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy
Friday
High: -8 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -16 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 0 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -10 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Snow, mainly before 3pm. Areas of blowing snow. High near 27. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Tonight

A chance of snow before 8pm, then a chance of flurries after 3am. Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday

A chance of flurries before noon. Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 12 by 10am, then falling to around 2 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -19. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -19. Wind chill values as low as -42. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -8. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -16. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.

Saturday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the morning.