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

Lake Elmo Airport (K21D)

Lat: 45°NLon: 92.85°WElev: 925ft.

Light Snow

18°F

-8°C

Humidity	86%
Wind Speed	SW 9 mph
Barometer	29.82 in
Dewpoint	14°F (-10°C)
Visibility	3.00 mi
Wind Chill	7°F (-14°C)
Last update	21 Jan 9:35 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Bayport MN

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

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Extreme Cold Watch

Today
High: 23 °F
Snow Likely
and Blustery
Tonight
Low: 3 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy
Thursday
High: 8 °F⇓
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: -20 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: -8 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -20 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -3 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -13 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 3 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

Today

Snow likely, mainly between noon and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Blustery, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Tonight

Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming mostly clear, with a low around 3. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 8 by 11am, then falling to around -2 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -22. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. Wind chill values as low as -39. 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 -20. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. Calm wind.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.