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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Downtown Holman Field (KSTP)

Lat: 44.93°NLon: 93.06°WElev: 699ft.

Overcast

22°F

-6°C

Humidity	71%
Wind Speed	NW 12 G 22 mph
Barometer	29.87 in (1012.5 mb)
Dewpoint	14°F (-10°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	10°F (-12°C)
Last update	21 Jan 4:53 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Saint Paul MN

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 11:00am until January 24, 12:00pm

Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 05:28pm until January 21, 08:00pm

Extreme Cold Warning January 22, 09:00pm until January 23, 11:00am

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Extreme Cold Watch

Winter Weather Advisory

Extreme Cold Warning

Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 05:28pm until January 21, 08:00pm
NOW until 8:00pm Wed
Winter Weather Advisory
This Afternoon
High: 23 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: 5 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Thursday
High: 9 °F⇓
Chance
Flurries
Thursday Night
Low: -19 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: -7 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -19 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -2 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -10 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 20 percent chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

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 5. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday

A chance of flurries. Mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 9 by 10am, then falling to around -3 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -23. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -19. Wind chill values as low as -41. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near -7. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -19. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. Calm wind.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Calm wind.

Sunday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.