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

Maple Lake, Maple Lake Municipal Airport (KMGG)

Lat: 45.24°NLon: 93.99°WElev: 1014ft.

Light Snow

21°F

-6°C

Humidity	74%
Wind Speed	SW 6 mph
Barometer	29.78 in
Dewpoint	14°F (-10°C)
Visibility	2.00 mi
Wind Chill	13°F (-11°C)
Last update	21 Jan 12:43 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Cokato MN

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 11:00am until January 24, 12:00pm

Extreme Cold Warning January 22, 09:00pm until January 23, 11:00am

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Extreme Cold Watch

Extreme Cold Warning

This Afternoon
High: 22 °F
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: 0 °F
Chance
Flurries
Thursday
High: 5 °F⇓
Mostly Sunny
then Mostly
Sunny and
Blustery
Thursday Night
Low: -24 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: -10 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -22 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -3 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -12 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 1 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Snow, mainly before 2pm. Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. High near 22. Blustery, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tonight

A chance of flurries before 9pm, then a chance of flurries after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -11. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Thursday

A chance of flurries before noon. Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature rising to near 5 by 10am, then falling to around -9 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -32. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -24. Wind chill values as low as -46. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday

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

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -22. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Saturday

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

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -12. Calm wind.

Sunday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning.