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

Albert Lea, Albert Lea Municipal Airport (KAEL)

Lat: 43.68°NLon: 93.37°WElev: 1260ft.

Overcast

25°F

-4°C

Humidity	77%
Wind Speed	W 12 mph
Barometer	29.78 in
Dewpoint	18°F (-8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	14°F (-10°C)
Last update	21 Jan 12:15 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Albert Lea 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 January 21, 01:00pm until January 21, 07:00pm

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Extreme Cold Watch

Extreme Cold Warning

Blizzard Warning

This Afternoon
High: 26 °F
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: 4 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Thursday
High: 11 °F⇓
Chance
Flurries
Thursday Night
Low: -21 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: -10 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -18 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -4 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -11 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 3 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Snow, mainly before 4pm. Patchy blowing snow after 3pm. High near 26. Blustery, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph becoming west northwest. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Tonight

A slight chance of snow before 8pm, then a chance of flurries after 3am. Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday

A chance of flurries before noon. Mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 11 by 10am, then falling to around 2 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -16. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. Wind chill values as low as -41. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -10. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -18. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Saturday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Sunday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.