Lake-Effect Snow through Friday; Strong Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper-like system will drop down from Canada on Thursday, bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains Thursday afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

Current conditions at

Minneapolis, Crystal Airport (KMIC)

Lat: 45.06°NLon: 93.35°WElev: 866ft.

Fair

12°F

-11°C

Humidity	64%
Wind Speed	W 3 mph
Barometer	30.22 in (1025.1 mb)
Dewpoint	2°F (-17°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	14 Jan 9:53 pm CST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNE New Hope MN

Tonight
Low: 8 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Thursday
High: 31 °F
Snow Likely
Thursday Night
Low: 29 °F
Snow Likely
Friday
High: 31 °F⇓
Snow Likely
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Friday Night
Low: 3 °F
Chance Snow
and Blustery
then Mostly
Cloudy
Saturday
High: 7 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday Night
Low: -6 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 13 °F
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
Sunday Night
Low: -3 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with a low around 8. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Thursday

Snow likely, mainly between 10am and 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 31. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night

Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday

Snow likely, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow between 9am and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 14 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 7. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

M.L.King Day

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.