Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Watching Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. 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

18°F

-8°C

Humidity	88%
Wind Speed	S 12 mph
Barometer	30.06 in (1021.1 mb)
Dewpoint	15°F (-9°C)
Visibility	2.50 mi
Wind Chill	5°F (-15°C)
Last update	20 Jan 4:56 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Welcome MN

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 09:00pm until January 24, 12:00pm

Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 09:00am until January 21, 06:00pm

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Extreme Cold Watch

Winter Weather Advisory

This Afternoon
High: 17 °F
Snow
Tonight
Low: 9 °F
Snow then
Slight Chance
Snow
Wednesday
High: 28 °F
Snow Likely
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 2 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy
Thursday
High: 12 °F
Partly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: -18 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: -10 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -16 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 1 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Snow. High near 17. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight

Snow, mainly before 10pm. Low around 9. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Wednesday

Snow likely, mainly after noon. Patchy blowing snow after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -12. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -18. North northwest wind around 15 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near -10. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -16. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

Saturday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.