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 >

Current conditions at

Red Wing - Red Wing Regional Airport (KRGK)

Lat: 44.59°NLon: 92.48°WElev: 781ft.

Unknown Precip

21°F

-6°C

Humidity 80%
Wind Speed W 12 G 17 mph
Barometer 29.79 in
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 2.00 mi
Wind Chill9°F (-13°C)
Last update 21 Jan 12:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WNW Maiden Rock WI

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 11:00am until January 24, 12:00pm
Extreme Cold Warning January 22, 09:00pm until January 23, 11:00am
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Extreme Cold Watch
Extreme Cold Warning
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Snow, mainly before 4pm.  High near 23. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 23 °F

    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow before 9pm, then a chance of flurries after 1am.  Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming mostly clear, with a low around 4. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 4 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of flurries before noon.  Mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 9 by 10am, then falling to around -1 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -21. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. Wind chill values as low as -43. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -20 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

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

    High: -8 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

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

    Low: -20 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. Calm wind.

    High: -2 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

    Low: -12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. East wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 5 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow, mainly before 4pm. High near 23. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow before 9pm, then a chance of flurries after 1am. Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming mostly clear, with a low around 4. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
A chance of flurries before noon. Mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 9 by 10am, then falling to around -1 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -21. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. Wind chill values as low as -43. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 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 -2. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. East wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -12. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 9. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. West wind around 5 mph.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles WNW Maiden Rock WI
 44.58°N 92.35°W (Elev. 938 ft)
12:12 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
12pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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