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 >

Current conditions at

Faribault, Faribault Municipal Airport (KFBL)

Lat: 44.33°NLon: 93.31°WElev: 1043ft.

Fair

16°F

-9°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed S 9 mph
Barometer 30.09 in
Dewpoint 5°F (-15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill5°F (-15°C)
Last update 20 Jan 3:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles N Kilkenny MN

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

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.  Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 7 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Snow, mainly after noon.  Patchy blowing snow after 5pm. High near 24. 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: 24 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. 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: 0 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 7. Wind chill values as low as -20. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 7 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

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

    Low: -21 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

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

    High: -10 °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 -2. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: -2 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Partly cloudy, with a low around -15. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: -15 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Wednesday
Snow, mainly after noon. Patchy blowing snow after 5pm. High near 24. 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 0. 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 7. Wind chill values as low as -20. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -21. 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 -22. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around -15. South wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. South southwest wind around 5 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 14. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles N Kilkenny MN
 44.38°N 93.59°W (Elev. 1079 ft)
3:16 pm CST Jan 20, 2026
4pm CST Jan 20, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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