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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

Preston, Fillmore County Airport (KFKA)

Lat: 43.68°NLon: 92.17°WElev: 1270ft.

Unknown Precip Fog/Mist and Breezy

10°F

-12°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed NW 22 G 29 mph
Barometer 29.93 in
Dewpoint 7°F (-14°C)
Visibility 2.00 mi
Wind Chill-10°F (-23°C)
Last update 17 Jan 9:55 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Fountain MN

  • Today

    Today: Snow likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13. Wind chill values as low as -8. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 13 °F

    Blustery.
    Snow Likely
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 9 to 17 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow. High near 15. Wind chill values as low as -12. Blustery, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 15 °F

    Snow and
    Blustery

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -31. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 29 mph.

    Low: -7 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 2. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 21 mph.

    High: 2 °F

    Cold and
    Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. West wind 9 to 14 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. West wind around 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 17 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. South wind 9 to 13 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 10 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 16. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 16 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13. Wind chill values as low as -8. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 9 to 17 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Sunday
Snow. High near 15. Wind chill values as low as -12. Blustery, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -31. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 29 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 2. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 21 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. West wind 9 to 14 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. West wind around 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. South wind 9 to 13 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 16. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. West wind 9 to 13 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. West wind around 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. West wind 8 to 10 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 12. South wind around 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fountain MN
 43.74°N 92.14°W
Last Update:
9:41 am CST Jan 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10am CST Jan 17, 2026-6pm CST Jan 23, 2026
 
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