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 >

Current conditions at

Benson Municipal Airport (KBBB)

Lat: 45.33°NLon: 95.65°WElev: 1030ft.

Light Snow Haze and Windy

19°F

-7°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed N 26 G 38 mph
Barometer 29.87 in
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Wind Chill1°F (-17°C)
Last update 21 Jan 2:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

De Graff MN

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 11:00am until January 24, 12:00pm
Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 02:27pm until January 21, 06:00pm
Extreme Cold Warning January 22, 09:00pm until January 23, 11:00am
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Extreme Cold Watch
Winter Weather Advisory
Extreme Cold Warning
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    Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 02:27pm until January 21, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Wed

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 23 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries before 9pm, then a chance of flurries after 2am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -13. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: -1 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy blowing snow between noon and 4pm. Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -10 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -34. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 5 °F

    Blustery.
    Mostly Sunny
    then Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -23. Wind chill values as low as -45. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: -23 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

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

    High: -12 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -22. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: -22 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    High: -2 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -13. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

    Low: -13 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tonight
A chance of flurries before 9pm, then a chance of flurries after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -13. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday
Patchy blowing snow between noon and 4pm. Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -10 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -34. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -23. Wind chill values as low as -45. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -12. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -22. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -13. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Sunday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -17. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 15. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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Point Forecast:
De Graff MN
 45.26°N 95.45°W (Elev. 1053 ft)
12:12 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
2pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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