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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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Faribault, Faribault Municipal Airport (KFBL)

Lat: 44.33°NLon: 93.31°WElev: 1043ft.

Light Snow

10°F

-12°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed SW 7 mph
Barometer 29.84 in
Dewpoint 5°F (-15°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Wind Chill-1°F (-18°C)
Last update 18 Jan 10:55 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Faribault MN

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

  • Today

    Today: Snow, mainly before 3pm. Patchy blowing snow after 5pm. High near 16. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 16 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow before 7pm. Patchy blowing snow before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -28. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: -8 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. Wind chill values as low as -28. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 4 °F

    Cold

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -16. West wind around 5 mph.

    Low: -6 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 15. South wind around 5 mph.

    High: 15 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 13. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 13 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 1 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 16. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 16 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow, mainly before 3pm. Patchy blowing snow after 5pm. High near 16. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow before 7pm. Patchy blowing snow before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -28. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. Wind chill values as low as -28. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -16. West wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 15. South wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 13. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 16. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north in the evening.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 9. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -10. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Faribault MN
 44.29°N 93.26°W (Elev. 988 ft)
Last Update:
10:56 am CST Jan 18, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11am CST Jan 18, 2026-6pm CST Jan 24, 2026
 
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