Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Current conditions at

Waseca Municipal Airport (KACQ)

Lat: 44.07°NLon: 93.55°WElev: 1112ft.

Light Snow

16°F

-9°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed S 9 mph
Barometer 30.05 in
Dewpoint 12°F (-11°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Wind Chill5°F (-15°C)
Last update 20 Jan 9:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles W Hope MN

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

    Tonight: Snow, mainly before 1am.  Low around 8. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 8 °F

    Snow then
    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Snow after noon.  Patchy blowing snow after 3pm. High near 25. Blustery, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 25 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -13. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 1 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -18. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: -21 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -11. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: -11 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -22. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: -22 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: -3 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: -13 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Snow, mainly before 1am. Low around 8. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Wednesday
Snow after noon. Patchy blowing snow after 3pm. High near 25. Blustery, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 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 -13. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -18. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -11. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -22. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. South wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -10. West wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 13. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles W Hope MN
 43.99°N 93.38°W (Elev. 1158 ft)
7:06 pm CST Jan 20, 2026
9pm CST Jan 20, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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