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 >

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	100%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.06 in
Dewpoint	16°F (-9°C)
Visibility	1.50 mi
Last update	20 Jan 5:15 pm CST

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNE Essig MN

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

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Extreme Cold Watch

This Afternoon
High: 17 °F
Chance Snow
Tonight
Low: 7 °F
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 27 °F
Chance Snow
then Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 0 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy
Thursday
High: 10 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Partly
Sunny and
Blustery
Thursday Night
Low: -19 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: -8 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -20 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 0 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. South wind around 5 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight

A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday

Snow, mainly after noon. Patchy blowing snow after 1pm. High near 27. Blustery, with a west southwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -14. Blustery, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -19. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday

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

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. South wind around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around -12. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -10. West wind around 5 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 16. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. West wind 5 to 10 mph.