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

Olivia Regional Airport (KOVL)

Lat: 44.78°NLon: 95.03°WElev: 1079ft.

Fair

5°F

-15°C

Humidity 55%
Wind Speed NW 20 G 24 mph
Barometer 30.16 in
Dewpoint -8°F (-22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-15°F (-26°C)
Last update 22 Jan 8:35 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Olivia MN

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 12:00pm until January 24, 12:00pm
Extreme Cold Warning January 22, 09:00pm until January 23, 12:00pm
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  • Today

    Today: A slight chance of flurries.  Patchy blowing snow between 11am and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 6 by 10am, then falling to around -9 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -34. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 6 °F

    Slight Chance
    Flurries and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around -22. Wind chill values as low as -45. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -22 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -10. Wind chill values as low as -44. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: -10 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -16. Wind chill values as low as -24. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: -16 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. South wind around 5 mph.

    High: 0 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -10. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: -10 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 2. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 2 °F

    Cold

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -15. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

    Low: -15 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 14 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A slight chance of flurries. Patchy blowing snow between 11am and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 6 by 10am, then falling to around -9 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -34. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around -22. Wind chill values as low as -45. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -10. Wind chill values as low as -44. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -16. Wind chill values as low as -24. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. South wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -10. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 2. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -15. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 11. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Olivia MN
 44.77°N 95°W (Elev. 1063 ft)
8:42 am CST Jan 22, 2026
8am CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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