Winter Weather Brings Dangerous Travel Conditions Across the Northern U.S.

Heavy lake effect snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes through early Saturday. Snow squalls with heavy snow and gusty winds will create dangerous travel in the Interior Northeast due to low visibility and slippery roads. A major winter storm will bring moderate to heavy, accumulating snow and gusty winds from the eastern Plains to the western Great Lakes today through Saturday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fairmont, Fairmont Municipal Airport (KFRM)

Lat: 43.65°NLon: 94.42°WElev: 1161ft.

Fair

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 69%
Wind Speed Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer 30.36 in (1030.5 mb)
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 28 Nov 12:56 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNW Blue Earth MN

Winter Storm Warning November 28, 06:00pm until November 30, 12:00am
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Winter Storm Warning
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of snow after 5pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. South wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast.

    High: 25 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow, mainly after 8pm.  Low around 21. East wind 5 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

    Low: 21 °F

    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow.  High near 25. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

    High: 25 °F

    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow, mainly before 10pm.  Low around 10. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 10 °F

    Blustery.
    Snow then
    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 17 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: -2 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 18 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 22. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of snow after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. South wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast.
Tonight
Snow, mainly after 8pm. Low around 21. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Saturday
Snow. High near 25. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.
Saturday Night
Snow, mainly before 10pm. Low around 10. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 22. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NNW Blue Earth MN
 43.67°N 94.11°W (Elev. 1050 ft)
1:26 pm CST Nov 28, 2025
1pm CST Nov 28, 2025-6pm CST Dec 4, 2025
 
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