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

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

Lat: 44.75°NLon: 95.56°WElev: 1047ft.

Light Snow

19°F

-7°C

Humidity	87%
Wind Speed	W 8 mph
Barometer	29.98 in
Dewpoint	16°F (-9°C)
Visibility	5.00 mi
Wind Chill	9°F (-13°C)
Last update	21 Jan 2:35 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Hanley Falls MN

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

Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 09:00am until January 21, 06:00pm

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Extreme Cold Watch

Winter Weather Advisory

Overnight
Low: 10 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 26 °F
Snow and
Breezy then
Snow Likely
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 4 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 7 °F⇓
Mostly Sunny
then Partly
Sunny and
Blustery
Thursday Night
Low: -20 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: -8 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -19 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 2 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -13 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. West wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday

Snow, mainly before 1pm. Patchy blowing snow after noon. High near 26. Windy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 7 by 10am, then falling to around -4 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday

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

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -19. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 2. South wind around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.