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

Granite Falls, Granite Falls Municipal Airport/Lenzen-Roe Memorial Field (KGDB)

Lat: 44.75°NLon: 95.56°WElev: 1047ft.

Fair with Haze and Breezy

4°F

-16°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed NW 25 G 36 mph
Barometer 30.32 in
Dewpoint -8°F (-22°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Wind Chill-19°F (-28°C)
Last update 22 Jan 12:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Echo MN

Cold Weather Advisory January 23, 12:00pm until January 24, 12:00am
Extreme Cold Warning January 22, 06:00pm until January 23, 12:00pm
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  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Scattered flurries.  Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around -7 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -31. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 8 °F

    Scattered
    Flurries and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered flurries before 7pm.  Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. Wind chill values as low as -43. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -20 °F

    Scattered
    Flurries and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • 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 -14. Wind chill values as low as -25. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: -14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. South wind around 5 mph.

    High: 3 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -9. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: -9 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 3 °F

    Cold

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -13. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

    Low: -13 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 17 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Scattered flurries. Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around -7 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -31. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight
Scattered flurries before 7pm. Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. Wind chill values as low as -43. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 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 -14. Wind chill values as low as -25. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. South wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -9. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -13. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. West wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Echo MN
 44.62°N 95.42°W (Elev. 1070 ft)
11:57 am CST Jan 22, 2026
12pm CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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