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.

Mostly Cloudy

18°F

-8°C

Humidity	71%
Wind Speed	S 10 mph
Barometer	30.11 in (1022.6 mb)
Dewpoint	10°F (-12°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	6°F (-14°C)
Last update	20 Jan 1:56 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Easton MN

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

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Extreme Cold Watch

This Afternoon
High: 17 °F
Chance Snow
Tonight
Low: 8 °F
Snow then
Slight Chance
Snow
Wednesday
High: 27 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 1 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy
Thursday
High: 10 °F
Partly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: -19 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: -10 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -20 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -1 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight

Snow, mainly before 10pm. Low around 8. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Wednesday

Snow after noon. Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. High near 27. Blustery, with a 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 1 to 2 inches possible.

Wednesday Night

Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -11. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 10. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -19. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday

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

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. South wind around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight.