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

15°F

-9°C

Humidity	95%
Wind Speed	W 5 mph
Barometer	29.93 in
Dewpoint	14°F (-10°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	7°F (-14°C)
Last update	21 Jan 3:15 am CST

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSE Hollandale 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

Overnight
Low: 13 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 26 °F
Partly Sunny
then Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 4 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy
Thursday
High: 10 °F⇓
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: -21 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: -11 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -21 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -5 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -14 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 13. West southwest wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

Snow, mainly between noon and 4pm. Patchy blowing snow after 3pm. High near 26. Blustery, with a west southwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. 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.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 10 by 10am, then falling to around 1 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -18. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near -11. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -5. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -14. South wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 2. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.