Arctic Front Brings Winter Weather and Colder Temperatures to the Eastern U.S.

A series of cold fronts will bring heavy lake effect snow to the northern Great Lakes. The fronts will merge over the Ohio Valley and bring colder temperatures east of the Mississippi River later today into the end of the week. Additionally, wintry weather will develop over the Ohio Valley, Appalachians, and Northeast as rain switches over to snow tonight into Thursday morning. Read More >

Current conditions at

Minneapolis - Flying Cloud Airport (KFCM)

Lat: 44.83°NLon: 93.47°WElev: 906ft.

Fair

15°F

-9°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed NW 6 mph
Barometer 30.25 in (1026.1 mb)
Dewpoint 2°F (-17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill6°F (-14°C)
Last update 14 Jan 5:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Minneapolis, Flying Cloud Airport MN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 8. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 8 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Snow likely before 5pm, then a chance of freezing rain.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. South wind 5 to 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 30 °F

    Snow Likely
    then Chance
    Wintry Mix

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow likely.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 29 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow likely, mainly before noon.  Patchy blowing snow between 3pm and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 17 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 31 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 3 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 6. Northwest wind around 15 mph.

    High: 6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: -6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 14 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 8. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.
Thursday
Snow likely before 5pm, then a chance of freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Snow likely, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow between 3pm and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 17 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 6. Northwest wind around 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 13. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 18. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Minneapolis, Flying Cloud Airport MN
 44.83°N 93.46°W (Elev. 909 ft)
5:02 pm CST Jan 14, 2026
6pm CST Jan 14, 2026-6pm CST Jan 21, 2026
 
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