Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Watching Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lake Elmo Airport (K21D)

Lat: 45°NLon: 92.85°WElev: 925ft.

Fair

10°F

-12°C

Humidity	56%
Wind Speed	S 8 mph
Barometer	30.15 in
Dewpoint	-2°F (-19°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	-2°F (-19°C)
Last update	20 Jan 1:55 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NNE Prescott WI

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

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Extreme Cold Watch

This Afternoon
High: 13 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tonight
Low: 7 °F
Chance Snow
Wednesday
High: 23 °F
Chance Snow
then Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 1 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy
Thursday
High: 8 °F
Partly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: -18 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: -8 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -20 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -1 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph after midnight.

Wednesday

Snow, mainly after noon. High near 23. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -11. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 8. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -18. 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 -20. 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.