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

Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)

Lat: 44.88°NLon: 93.23°WElev: 840ft.

Light Snow

13°F

-11°C

Humidity	67%
Wind Speed	S 5 mph
Barometer	30.10 in (1021.3 mb)
Dewpoint	4°F (-16°C)
Visibility	7.00 mi
Wind Chill	5°F (-15°C)
Last update	20 Jan 6:53 pm CST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport MN

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

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Extreme Cold Watch

Tonight
Low: 9 °F
Chance Snow
then Slight
Chance Snow
Wednesday
High: 24 °F
Chance Snow
then Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 3 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Thursday
High: 8 °F⇓
Partly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: -18 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: -8 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -18 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -1 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -11 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph after midnight. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday

Snow, mainly after noon. High near 24. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 3. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 8 by noon, then falling to around 0 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -19. West wind 5 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 -18. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -11. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.