Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures This Weekend

Another clipper will drop into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest into Sunday with snow and gusty winds contributing to some areas of blizzard conditions and snow squalls. Impactful snowfall will occur up and down the East Coast Sunday extending from the western Florida Panhandle to Maine. Read More >

Current conditions at

Preston, Fillmore County Airport (KFKA)

Lat: 43.68°NLon: 92.17°WElev: 1270ft.

Overcast

1°F

-17°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 29.85 in
Dewpoint -2°F (-19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-13°F (-25°C)
Last update 18 Jan 8:35 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Fountain MN

Cold Weather Advisory January 18, 09:00pm until January 19, 12:00pm
Winter Weather Advisory January 18, 12:00pm until January 18, 09:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
Winter Weather Advisory
  • Today

    Today: Snow, mainly after 9am.  Patchy blowing snow after 4pm. High near 14. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    High: 14 °F

    Snow Likely
    then Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 8pm.  Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -31. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: -8 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blowing
    Snow

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Wind chill values as low as -32. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 21 mph.

    High: 1 °F

    Cold and
    Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -20. West wind 8 to 10 mph.

    Low: -6 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. West wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 14 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. South wind 8 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 9 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 18 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 15. West wind around 10 mph.

    High: 15 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow, mainly after 9am. Patchy blowing snow after 4pm. High near 14. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 8pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -31. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Wind chill values as low as -32. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 21 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -20. West wind 8 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. West wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. South wind 8 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 15. West wind around 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 12. North wind around 11 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. North wind around 11 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. North wind around 11 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fountain MN
 43.74°N 92.14°W
6:26 am CST Jan 18, 2026
8am CST Jan 18, 2026-6pm CST Jan 24, 2026
 
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