Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Watching Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Buffalo, Buffalo Municipal Airport (KCFE)

Lat: 45.16°NLon: 93.84°WElev: 968ft.

Partly Cloudy

12°F

-11°C

Humidity 67%
Wind Speed SW 5 mph
Barometer 30.08 in
Dewpoint 3°F (-16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill4°F (-16°C)
Last update 20 Jan 4:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NW Greenfield MN

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

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 7 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Snow likely, mainly after noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Blustery, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 23 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Blustery

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -14. Blustery, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -1 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 6. Wind chill values as low as -24. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 6 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -20. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: -20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: -9 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -22. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: -22 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: -2 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

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

    Low: -14 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.
Wednesday
Snow likely, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Blustery, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -14. Blustery, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 6. Wind chill values as low as -24. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -20. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -22. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the morning.
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 3. West wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -10. West wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 13. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 19. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NW Greenfield MN
 45.15°N 93.73°W (Elev. 1007 ft)
3:16 pm CST Jan 20, 2026
4pm CST Jan 20, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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