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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Red Wing - Red Wing Regional Airport (KRGK)

Lat: 44.59°NLon: 92.48°WElev: 781ft.

Light Snow

19°F

-7°C

Humidity	73%
Wind Speed	W 9 mph
Barometer	29.83 in
Dewpoint	12°F (-11°C)
Visibility	5.00 mi
Wind Chill	8°F (-13°C)
Last update	21 Jan 10:15 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NE Welch MN

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

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Extreme Cold Watch

Today
High: 25 °F
Chance Snow
then Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: 4 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Thursday
High: 10 °F⇓
Chance
Flurries
Thursday Night
Low: -19 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: -7 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -18 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -1 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -13 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 5 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

Today

Snow, mainly between noon and 4pm. Patchy blowing snow after 5pm. High near 25. Blustery, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. 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 8pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming mostly clear, with a low around 4. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday

A chance of flurries. Mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 10 by 10am, then falling to around 1 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -19. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -19. Wind chill values as low as -38. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near -7. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -18. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.