Heavy Snow and High Winds in the West; Lake Effect Snow in the Great Lakes

A Pacific storm moving across the Northwest with a trailing cold front sweeping through the West will continue heavy snow over the Cascades, northern Rockies, and the Sierra into Thursday night. High winds are forecast on the High Plains Thursday into Friday. Heavy lake effect snow will continue downwind of the Great Lakes into Thursday. Read More >

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Current conditions at

Fairmont, Fairmont Municipal Airport (KFRM)

Lat: 43.65°NLon: 94.42°WElev: 1161ft.

Overcast

28°F

-2°C

Humidity	92%
Wind Speed	N 16 mph
Barometer	29.67 in (1006.3 mb)
Dewpoint	26°F (-3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	16°F (-9°C)
Last update	29 Dec 5:56 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Fairmont Municipal Automatic Weather Observing MN

Tonight

Partly Cloudy
Low: 5 °F
Thursday

Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Breezy
High: 35 °F
Thursday
Night

Mostly Clear
and Breezy
Low: 28 °F
Friday

Patchy
Blowing Snow
then Slight
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Breezy
High: 40 °F
Friday
Night

Slight Chance
Snow and
Windy then
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
Low: 8 °F
Saturday

Sunny and
Blustery then
Sunny
High: 21 °F
Saturday
Night

Mostly Clear
Low: 16 °F⇑
Sunday

Sunny
High: 33 °F
Sunday
Night

Partly Cloudy
Low: 15 °F

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.

Thursday

Patchy blowing snow between 9am and 3pm. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday

A slight chance of rain between noon and 4pm, then a slight chance of snow after 4pm. Patchy blowing snow between 8am and 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 8. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a temperature rising to around 20 by 3am. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 33. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. South southwest wind around 10 mph.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 27. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.