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

Willmar Municipal Airport - John L. Rice Field (KBDH)

Lat: 45.11°NLon: 95.13°WElev: 1115ft.

Unknown Precip Haze and Windy

21°F

-6°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed NW 26 G 39 mph
Barometer 29.82 in
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 0.50 mi
Wind Chill4°F (-16°C)
Last update 21 Jan 2:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Clara City MN

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 11:00am until January 24, 12:00pm
Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 02:27pm until January 21, 06:00pm
Extreme Cold Warning January 22, 09:00pm until January 23, 11:00am
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Extreme Cold Watch
Winter Weather Advisory
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    Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 02:27pm until January 21, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Wed

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 24 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Areas
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow before 9pm, then a chance of flurries after 1am.  Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -10. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 1 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy blowing snow between noon and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around -8 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -32. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 7 °F

    Blustery.
    Mostly Sunny
    then Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -22. Wind chill values as low as -44. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: -22 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -11. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: -11 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -19. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: -19 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    High: 0 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -11. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

    Low: -11 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 5pm. Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tonight
A chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow before 9pm, then a chance of flurries after 1am. Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -10. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
Patchy blowing snow between noon and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around -8 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -32. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -22. Wind chill values as low as -44. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -11. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -19. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -11. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.
Sunday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -15. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 13. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Clara City MN
 44.96°N 95.36°W (Elev. 1040 ft)
12:12 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
2pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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