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

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

Lat: 45.11°NLon: 95.13°WElev: 1115ft.

Overcast

9°F

-13°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	S 5 mph
Barometer	30.00 in
Dewpoint	9°F (-13°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	0°F (-18°C)
Last update	20 Jan 10:15 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Willmar MN

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 09:00pm until January 24, 12:00pm

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Extreme Cold Watch

Tonight
Low: 9 °F
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 20 °F
Snow Likely
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: -2 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy
Thursday
High: 3 °F⇓
Mostly Sunny
then Mostly
Sunny and
Blustery
Thursday Night
Low: -23 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: -12 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -21 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -4 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -14 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. West wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

Snow likely, mainly after noon. Patchy blowing snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Blustery, with a west southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Wednesday Night

Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -16. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature rising to near 3 by 9am, then falling to around -5 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -23. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near -12. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. South southwest wind around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -14. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. West wind 5 to 10 mph.