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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fairmont, Fairmont Municipal Airport (KFRM)

Lat: 43.65°NLon: 94.42°WElev: 1161ft.

Light Snow Fog/Mist and Breezy

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed NW 25 G 30 mph
Barometer 29.54 in (1001.8 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 1.25 mi
Wind Chill16°F (-9°C)
Last update 16 Jan 7:56 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Welcome MN

Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 08:55am until January 16, 06:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory
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    Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 08:55am until January 16, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Fri

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Today

    High: 30 °F⇓

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered snow showers, mainly after 5am. Patchy blowing snow. 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 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 3 °F

    Scattered
    Snow Showers
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 7. Wind chill values as low as -21. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 7 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -15. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

    Low: 1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 15 to 25 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    High: 24 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: -2 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 10. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. West wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 0 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow showers likely, mainly before 3pm. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 13 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Scattered snow showers, mainly after 5am. Patchy blowing snow. 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 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 7. Wind chill values as low as -21. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -15. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 15 to 25 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 10. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. West wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 21. West southwest wind around 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. South southeast wind around 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Welcome MN
 43.67°N 94.61°W (Elev. 1207 ft)
Last Update:
5:26 am CST Jan 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8am CST Jan 16, 2026-6pm CST Jan 22, 2026
 
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