Major Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold in the North-Central U.S.

A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend. An Arctic front will bring frigid temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Litchfield Municipal Airport (KLJF)

Lat: 45.09°NLon: 94.51°WElev: 1142ft.

Fair and Breezy

0°F

-18°C

Humidity	45%
Wind Speed	NW 25 G 32 mph
Barometer	30.22 in
Dewpoint	-17°F (-27°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	-24°F (-31°C)
Last update	22 Jan 12:15 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Atwater MN

Cold Weather Advisory January 23, 12:00pm until January 24, 12:00am

Extreme Cold Warning January 22, 06:00pm until January 23, 12:00pm

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Cold Weather Advisory

Extreme Cold Warning

This Afternoon
High: 5 °F⇓
Isolated Snow
Showers and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: -23 °F
Scattered
Flurries and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
then Mostly
Clear
Friday
High: -12 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -18 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -3 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -12 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: -1 °F
Cold
Sunday Night
Low: -17 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 12 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Isolated snow showers before 4pm, then scattered flurries after 4pm. Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -11 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -37. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight

Scattered flurries before 7pm. Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around -23. Wind chill values as low as -46. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near -12. Wind chill values as low as -44. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -18. Wind chill values as low as -26. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Saturday

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

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -12. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -17. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight.