Rapid Warm-Up Forecast Across Much of the Lower 48 Today and Tuesday

Most of the U.S. starts the week calm and unseasonably warm. The Heartland will be warmest, with highs 25–30° above average. Only the Gulf Coast stays chilly. Rain today is limited to western Washington while lake effect snow continues east of Lake Ontario. Cooler air returns after Tuesday, bringing a wintry mix to the Midwest and Northeast by Wednesday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Minneapolis, Crystal Airport (KMIC)

Lat: 45.06°NLon: 93.35°WElev: 866ft.

Fair

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed SW 3 mph
Barometer 30.03 in (1018.1 mb)
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 12 Jan 8:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Hilltop MN

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly between 11pm and 4am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 35. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 8am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Cloudy then
    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 22. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 8. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 8 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Snow likely, mainly after noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. South wind 5 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 29 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Snow
    Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow.  Steady temperature around 27. South southwest wind around 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 27 °F

    Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow likely, mainly before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 18 by 5pm. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 29 °F

    Snow Likely
    then Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly between 11pm and 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 35. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of rain before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 22. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 8. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Thursday
Snow likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
Snow. Steady temperature around 27. South southwest wind around 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday
Snow likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 18 by 5pm. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 10. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 16. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Hilltop MN
 45.06°N 93.25°W (Elev. 942 ft)
6:47 am CST Jan 12, 2026
9am CST Jan 12, 2026-6pm CST Jan 18, 2026
 
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