Above Average Temperatures for Most Today; Winter Weather Returns to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes

Well above average temperatures are forecast today into Wednesday over most of the lower 48 states away from the Gulf Coast. A storm system passing across southern Canada will bring a wintry mix to the upper Great Lakes today. A trailing cold front will then bring the wintry mix from the central Appalachians through the Northeast U.S. Wednesday and Thursday. Read More >

Current conditions at

St. James Municipal Airport (KJYG)

Lat: 43.99°NLon: 94.55°WElev: 1063ft.

Fair

39°F

4°C

Humidity 81%
Wind Speed W 14 mph
Barometer 29.67 in
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill31°F (-1°C)
Last update 13 Jan 6:35 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Vernon Center MN

  • Today

    Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 9. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

    Low: 9 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 36 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Chance Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow.  Low around 23. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 23 °F

    Snow and
    Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow likely.  Patchy blowing snow after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 17 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 31 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Blustery.
    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Blustery.
    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Increasing clouds, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 9. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
Snow. Low around 23. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Snow likely. Patchy blowing snow after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 17 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 14. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. West wind around 15 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Vernon Center MN
 43.97°N 94.16°W (Elev. 1024 ft)
5:16 am CST Jan 13, 2026
6am CST Jan 13, 2026-6pm CST Jan 19, 2026
 
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