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 >

Current conditions at

Minneapolis - Flying Cloud Airport (KFCM)

Lat: 44.83°NLon: 93.47°WElev: 906ft.

Light Snow Fog/Mist

18°F

-8°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed W 7 mph
Barometer 29.81 in (1011.1 mb)
Dewpoint 15°F (-9°C)
Visibility 0.75 mi
Wind Chill9°F (-13°C)
Last update 21 Jan 10:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Tonka Bay MN

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

    Today: Snow, mainly before 3pm.  Patchy blowing snow before 4pm, then patchy blowing snow after 5pm. High near 23. Blustery, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 23 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow before 9pm, then a chance of flurries after 2am.  Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Blustery, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 3 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of flurries before noon.  Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around -5 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -26. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 7 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -21. Wind chill values as low as -42. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: -21 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: -9 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: -21 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: -2 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: -13 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. South wind around 5 mph becoming west in the morning.

    High: 3 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow, mainly before 3pm. Patchy blowing snow before 4pm, then patchy blowing snow after 5pm. High near 23. Blustery, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow before 9pm, then a chance of flurries after 2am. Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Blustery, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
A chance of flurries before noon. Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around -5 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -26. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -21. Wind chill values as low as -42. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. South wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. South wind around 5 mph becoming west in the morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -10. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 13. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 19. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Tonka Bay MN
 44.91°N 93.58°W (Elev. 928 ft)
11:32 am CST Jan 21, 2026
11am CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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