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Rapid Warm-Up Forecast Across Much of the Lower 48 Today and Tuesday

Most of the U.S. starts the week calm and unseasonably warm. The Heartland will be warmest, with highs 25–30° above average. Only the Gulf Coast stays chilly. Rain today is limited to western Washington while lake effect snow continues east of Lake Ontario. Cooler air returns after Tuesday, bringing a wintry mix to the Midwest and Northeast by Wednesday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lake Elmo Airport (K21D)

Lat: 45°NLon: 92.85°WElev: 925ft.

Fair

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed SW 3 mph
Barometer 30.04 in
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 12 Jan 9:35 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Lake St. Croix Beach MN

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 32. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy and
    Blustery

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 21. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 7. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

    Low: 7 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Light south southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 27 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow. Steady temperature around 26. South wind around 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 26 °F

    Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow, mainly before noon. Temperature falling to around 19 by 5pm. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 28 °F⇓

    Snow then
    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 32. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of rain before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 21. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 7. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Light south southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Snow. Steady temperature around 26. South wind around 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday
Snow, mainly before noon. Temperature falling to around 19 by 5pm. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 9. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 15. West wind around 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lake St. Croix Beach MN
 44.93°N 92.76°W (Elev. 679 ft)
Last Update:
6:47 am CST Jan 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9am CST Jan 12, 2026-6pm CST Jan 18, 2026
 
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