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

Buffalo, Buffalo Municipal Airport (KCFE)

Lat: 45.16°NLon: 93.84°WElev: 968ft.

Overcast

16°F

-9°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed W 8 mph
Barometer 29.85 in
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill5°F (-15°C)
Last update 21 Jan 5:55 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Watertown 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 4pm.  Patchy blowing snow after 3pm. High near 23. Blustery, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 23 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: 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 35 mph.

    Low: 3 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 6 by 10am, then falling to around -6 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -28. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 6 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -21. Wind chill values as low as -40. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: -21 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: -9 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: -21 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

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

    High: -2 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -14. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: -14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 2. South wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 2 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow, mainly before 4pm. Patchy blowing snow after 3pm. High near 23. Blustery, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Tonight
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 35 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 6 by 10am, then falling to around -6 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -28. 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 -40. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -14. South wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 2. South wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -10. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 13. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 18. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Watertown MN
 44.96°N 93.85°W (Elev. 997 ft)
4:51 am CST Jan 21, 2026
6am CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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