Arctic Front Brings Winter Weather and Colder Temperatures to the Eastern U.S.

A series of cold fronts will bring heavy lake effect snow to the northern Great Lakes. The fronts will merge over the Ohio Valley and bring colder temperatures east of the Mississippi River later today into the end of the week. Additionally, wintry weather will develop over the Ohio Valley, Appalachians, and Northeast as rain switches over to snow tonight into Thursday morning. Read More >

Current conditions at

Ortonville, Ortonville Muncipal-Martinson Field Airport (KVVV)

Lat: 45.31°NLon: 96.42°WElev: 1099ft.

Fair

12°F

-11°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed N 15 mph
Barometer 30.38 in
Dewpoint 5°F (-15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-4°F (-20°C)
Last update 14 Jan 12:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Odessa MN

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 19. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries between 1am and 3am, then a slight chance of snow after 3am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 10. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 10 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of sprinkles before 2pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 2pm and 3pm, then a slight chance of rain after 3pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 40. South southeast wind 6 to 16 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 40 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow likely, mainly after midnight.  Patchy blowing snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 16 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of snow before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Blustery, with a northwest wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 28 °F

    Blustery.
    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. North northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: -2 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 6. North northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 6 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of flurries before midnight, then a slight chance of snow after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. North northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: -5 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow before noon, then a chance of flurries after noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 21. West southwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 21 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 19. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Tonight
A chance of flurries between 1am and 3am, then a slight chance of snow after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 10. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
A chance of sprinkles before 2pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 2pm and 3pm, then a slight chance of rain after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. South southeast wind 6 to 16 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
Snow likely, mainly after midnight. Patchy blowing snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
A chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Blustery, with a northwest wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. North northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 6. North northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of flurries before midnight, then a slight chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. North northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow before noon, then a chance of flurries after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 21. West southwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
A chance of flurries before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 16.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -1.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 17.
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Point Forecast:
Odessa MN
 45.26°N 96.33°W (Elev. 951 ft)
11:36 am CST Jan 14, 2026
12pm CST Jan 14, 2026-6pm CST Jan 20, 2026
 
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