Major Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold in the North-Central U.S.

A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend. An Arctic front will bring frigid temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Stanton Airfield (KSYN)

Lat: 44.47°NLon: 93.01°WElev: 915ft.

Mostly Cloudy with Haze and Windy

9°F

-13°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed W 28 G 36 mph
Barometer 30.19 in
Dewpoint -2°F (-19°C)
Visibility 1.75 mi
Wind Chill-13°F (-25°C)
Last update 22 Jan 11:15 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Northfield 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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  • Today

    Today: A slight chance of flurries.  Patchy blowing snow before 4pm, then patchy blowing snow after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around -4 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -28. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Slight Chance
    Flurries and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around -21. Wind chill values as low as -44. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -21 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -8. Wind chill values as low as -41. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: -8 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: -15 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

    High: -2 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -12. Calm wind.

    Low: -12 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 4 °F

    Cold

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -13. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

    Low: -13 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 12. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 12 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A slight chance of flurries. Patchy blowing snow before 4pm, then patchy blowing snow after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around -4 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -28. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight
Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around -21. Wind chill values as low as -44. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -8. Wind chill values as low as -41. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -12. Calm wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -13. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 12. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 15. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 11. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Northfield MN
 44.46°N 93.17°W (Elev. 915 ft)
11:12 am CST Jan 22, 2026
11am CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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