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Above Average Temperatures for Most Today; Winter Weather Returns to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes

Well above average temperatures are forecast today into Wednesday over most of the lower 48 states away from the Gulf Coast. A storm system passing across southern Canada will bring a wintry mix to the upper Great Lakes today. A trailing cold front will then bring the wintry mix from the central Appalachians through the Northeast U.S. Wednesday and Thursday. Read More >

Current conditions at

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

Lat: 45.11°NLon: 95.13°WElev: 1115ft.

Overcast and Breezy

39°F

4°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed NW 23 G 31 mph
Barometer 29.64 in
Dewpoint 36°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill28°F (-2°C)
Last update 13 Jan 1:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Kerkhoven MN

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 9. Blustery, with a north northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds and
    Blustery

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 16. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 16 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 4. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

    Low: 4 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of snow before 3pm, then a chance of rain between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain and snow after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 35 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after 7pm. Patchy blowing snow after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 17 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 14 by 4pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 26 °F⇓

    Chance Snow
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 9. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 9. Blustery, with a north northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 16. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 4. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Thursday
A chance of snow before 3pm, then a chance of rain between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain and snow after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after 7pm. Patchy blowing snow after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 14 by 4pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 9. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 12. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. West northwest wind around 15 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Kerkhoven MN
 45.2°N 95.33°W (Elev. 1099 ft)
Last Update:
11:07 am CST Jan 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm CST Jan 13, 2026-6pm CST Jan 19, 2026
 
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