Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

New Ulm Municipal Airport (KULM)

Lat: 44.32°NLon: 94.5°WElev: 1001ft.

Fair

-13°F

-25°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed NW 17 G 25 mph
Barometer 30.52 in
Dewpoint -24°F (-31°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-37°F (-38°C)
Last update 22 Jan 8:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles W Lafayette MN

Cold Weather Advisory January 23, 12:00pm until January 24, 12:00am
Extreme Cold Warning January 22, 09:00pm until January 23, 12:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
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  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. Wind chill values as low as -45. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -20 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -8. Wind chill values as low as -41. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: -8 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. Wind chill values as low as -23. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: -12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Wind chill values as low as -19. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph.

    High: 0 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -11. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: -11 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 3 °F

    Cold

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -14. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: -14 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 15. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 15 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

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

    Low: 1 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. Wind chill values as low as -45. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -8. Wind chill values as low as -41. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. Wind chill values as low as -23. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Wind chill values as low as -19. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -11. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -14. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 15. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 10. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles W Lafayette MN
 44.45°N 94.46°W (Elev. 1060 ft)
8:42 pm CST Jan 22, 2026
8pm CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 29, 2026
 
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