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

Minneapolis, Crystal Airport (KMIC)

Lat: 45.06°NLon: 93.35°WElev: 866ft.

Light Snow

18°F

-8°C

Humidity	74%
Wind Speed	W 14 G 21 mph
Barometer	29.81 in (1011.1 mb)
Dewpoint	11°F (-12°C)
Visibility	1.50 mi
Wind Chill	4°F (-16°C)
Last update	21 Jan 10:53 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Saint Anthony 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 and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: 3 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Thursday
High: 8 °F⇓
Chance
Flurries
Thursday Night
Low: -20 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: -8 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -19 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -2 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -12 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 3 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

Today

Snow, mainly before 3pm. Patchy blowing snow after 5pm. High near 23. Blustery, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

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 3. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday

A chance of flurries. Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around -3 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -24. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -20. Wind chill values as low as -40. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near -8. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -19. 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.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

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