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Snow and Windy this Afternoon, Bitter Cold to End the Week

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Preston, Fillmore County Airport (KFKA)

Lat: 43.68°NLon: 92.17°WElev: 1270ft.

Unknown Precip Fog/Mist

21°F

-6°C

Humidity	86%
Wind Speed	W 15 G 22 mph
Barometer	29.79 in
Dewpoint	18°F (-8°C)
Visibility	2.00 mi
Wind Chill	7°F (-14°C)
Last update	21 Jan 12:15 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Fountain MN

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 11:00am until January 24, 12:00pm

Extreme Cold Warning January 22, 09:00pm until January 23, 11:00am

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Extreme Cold Watch

Extreme Cold Warning

This Afternoon
High: 23 °F
Snow
Tonight
Low: 5 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Blustery then
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 11 °F⇓
Scattered
Flurries and
Blustery
Thursday Night
Low: -20 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
Friday
High: -11 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -21 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -3 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -14 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 3 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Snow, mainly before 5pm. High near 23. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tonight

A slight chance of snow before 7pm, then scattered flurries after 5am. Cloudy during the early evening, then becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -9. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday

Scattered flurries before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 11 by 11am, then falling to around 2 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. Wind chill values as low as -42. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 18 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near -11. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -14. South wind around 7 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. West wind 7 to 9 mph.