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.

Fog/Mist

11°F

-12°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed S 3 mph
Barometer 30.07 in (1020.5 mb)
Dewpoint 8°F (-13°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Last update 20 Jan 7:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Minnetonka MN

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

    Tonight: Snow likely, mainly before midnight.  Cloudy, with a low around 8. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 8 °F

    Snow Likely
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Snow, mainly after noon.  High near 24. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 24 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -12. Blustery, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 7. Wind chill values as low as -20. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 7 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -18. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: -18 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -8. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: -8 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -19. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: -19 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

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

    High: -1 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around -11. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: -11 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 8. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday
Snow, mainly after noon. High near 24. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -12. Blustery, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 7. Wind chill values as low as -20. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, 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 -19. 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 in the morning.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around -11. South wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -8. West wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 14. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Minnetonka MN
 44.91°N 93.46°W (Elev. 994 ft)
7:06 pm CST Jan 20, 2026
8pm CST Jan 20, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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