Snow May Produce Poor Travel Conditions in the North-Central U.S. and East Coast

A strong cold front sweeping across the Northern Plains may bring snow showers and snow squalls from eastern Montana to north-central Nebraska, with blizzard conditions possible in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Montana. Heavy snow is expected to persist downwind of the Great Lakes. Snow showers will spread up the East Coast across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast coasts. Read More >

Current conditions at

Ortonville, Ortonville Muncipal-Martinson Field Airport (KVVV)

Lat: 45.31°NLon: 96.42°WElev: 1099ft.

Fair and Breezy

0°F

-18°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed N 24 G 33 mph
Barometer 30.16 in
Dewpoint -8°F (-22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-24°F (-31°C)
Last update 18 Jan 6:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Odessa MN

Blizzard Warning January 18, 06:44pm until January 18, 09:00pm
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    Blizzard Warning January 18, 06:44pm until January 18, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Sun

    Blizzard Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: -6 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -21. West northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Cold

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -6. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: -6 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of snow after noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 17 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of snow before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 8 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A slight chance of snow before noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 23 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 0 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 15. West northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

    High: 15 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of snow before 8pm. Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -21. West northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -6. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
A slight chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
A slight chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 15. West northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. North northwest wind around 6 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 2.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -17.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -1.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -14. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 8.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Odessa MN
 45.26°N 96.33°W (Elev. 951 ft)
6:36 pm CST Jan 18, 2026
6pm CST Jan 18, 2026-6pm CST Jan 25, 2026
 
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