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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures This Weekend

Another clipper will drop into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest into Sunday with snow and gusty winds contributing to some areas of blizzard conditions and snow squalls. Impactful snowfall will occur up and down the East Coast Sunday extending from the western Florida Panhandle to Maine. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Minneapolis, Crystal Airport (KMIC)

Lat: 45.06°NLon: 93.35°WElev: 866ft.

Overcast

0°F

-18°C

Humidity 72%
Wind Speed S 7 mph
Barometer 29.88 in (1014.2 mb)
Dewpoint -7°F (-22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-13°F (-25°C)
Last update 18 Jan 6:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Dayton MN

Cold Weather Advisory January 18, 09:00pm until January 19, 12:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory

  • Today

    Today: Snow, mainly before 3pm. Patchy blowing snow after 3pm. High near 15. Wind chill values as low as -12. Blustery, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    High: 15 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -28. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    Low: -7 °F

    Blustery.
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. Wind chill values as low as -28. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 4 °F

    Cold

  • Monday Night

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

    Low: -7 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 13. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 13 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 8 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 18. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 18 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: -1 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 14. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow, mainly before 3pm. Patchy blowing snow after 3pm. High near 15. Wind chill values as low as -12. Blustery, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Tonight
Patchy blowing snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -28. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. Wind chill values as low as -28. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -17. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 13. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 18. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 14. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 7. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -13. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Dayton MN
 45.19°N 93.49°W (Elev. 942 ft)
Last Update:
7:02 am CST Jan 18, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7am CST Jan 18, 2026-6pm CST Jan 24, 2026
 
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