Snow May Produce Poor Travel Conditions in the North-Central U.S. and East Coast

A strong cold front sweeping across the Northern Plains may bring snow showers and snow squalls from eastern Montana to north-central Nebraska, with blizzard conditions possible in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Montana. Heavy snow is expected to persist downwind of the Great Lakes. Snow showers will spread up the East Coast across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast coasts. Read More >

Current conditions at

Willmar Municipal Airport - John L. Rice Field (KBDH)

Lat: 45.11°NLon: 95.13°WElev: 1115ft.

Heavy Snow Haze and Windy

9°F

-13°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed NW 35 G 43 mph
Barometer 29.86 in
Dewpoint 5°F (-15°C)
Visibility 0.15 mi
Wind Chill-15°F (-26°C)
Last update 18 Jan 2:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WSW Pennock MN

Cold Weather Advisory January 18, 09:00pm until January 19, 12:00pm
Winter Weather Advisory January 18, 02:29pm until January 18, 09:00pm
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  •  
    Winter Weather Advisory January 18, 02:29pm until January 18, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Sun

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 16 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blowing
    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -33. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: -8 °F

    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Wind chill values as low as -29. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 5 °F

    Cold

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -17. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: -7 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 12. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 12 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

    Low: 8 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 20 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: -1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 4pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 3pm and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -23. Windy, with a northwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tonight
Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -33. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Wind chill values as low as -29. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -17. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 12. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 11. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -8. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -18. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. North northwest wind around 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles WSW Pennock MN
 45.11°N 95.24°W (Elev. 1099 ft)
1:36 pm CST Jan 18, 2026
2pm CST Jan 18, 2026-6pm CST Jan 24, 2026
 
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