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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

New Ulm Municipal Airport (KULM)

Lat: 44.32°NLon: 94.5°WElev: 1001ft.

Light Snow

16°F

-9°C

Humidity	86%
Wind Speed	NW 16 G 32 mph
Barometer	30.03 in
Dewpoint	12°F (-11°C)
Visibility	5.00 mi
Wind Chill	1°F (-17°C)
Last update	21 Jan 5:35 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

New Ulm MN

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 11:00am until January 24, 12:00pm

Extreme Cold Warning January 22, 09:00pm until January 23, 11:00am

Blizzard Warning January 21, 05:47pm until January 21, 07:00pm

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Extreme Cold Watch

Extreme Cold Warning

Blizzard Warning

Blizzard Warning January 21, 05:47pm until January 21, 07:00pm
NOW until 7:00pm Wed
Blizzard Warning
This Afternoon
High: 20 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: 4 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Thursday
High: 10 °F⇓
Partly Sunny
then Mostly
Sunny and
Blustery
Thursday Night
Low: -20 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: -8 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -17 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 0 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -10 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 20 percent chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a steady temperature around 20. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tonight

A chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow before 2am, then a chance of flurries after 3am. Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday

A chance of flurries before noon. Mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 10 by 10am, then falling to around -3 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -20. Wind chill values as low as -41. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -8. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -17. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.