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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fairmont, Fairmont Municipal Airport (KFRM)

Lat: 43.65°NLon: 94.42°WElev: 1161ft.

Snow Freezing Fog and Windy

18°F

-8°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed NW 38 G 49 mph
Barometer 29.92 in (1015.3 mb)
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 0.25 mi
Wind Chill-3°F (-19°C)
Last update 15 Mar 6:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Welcome MN

Blizzard Warning March 15, 07:31pm until March 16, 07:00am
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Blizzard Warning
  •  
    Blizzard Warning March 15, 07:31pm until March 16, 07:00am

    NOW until 7:00am Mon

    Blizzard Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: -1 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blowing
    Snow then
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -26. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -6 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as -18. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 26 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West southwest wind around 10 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 46 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 9pm. Widespread blowing snow. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -25. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Monday
Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -26. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Monday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as -18. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West southwest wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. South southwest wind around 10 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Welcome MN
 43.67°N 94.61°W (Elev. 1207 ft)
Last Update:
5:32 pm CDT Mar 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm CDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 22, 2026
 
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