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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ortonville, Ortonville Muncipal-Martinson Field Airport (KVVV)

Lat: 45.31°NLon: 96.42°WElev: 1099ft.

Snow

19°F

-7°C

Humidity	93%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.75 in
Dewpoint	18°F (-8°C)
Visibility	0.50 mi
Last update	21 Jan 10:15 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Ortonville MN

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 06:00pm until January 23, 03:00pm

Winter Weather Advisory until January 21, 06:00pm

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Extreme Cold Watch

Winter Weather Advisory

Winter Weather Advisory until January 21, 06:00pm
NOW until 6:00pm Wed
Winter Weather Advisory
Today
High: 26 °F⇓
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: 1 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 7 °F⇓
Partly Sunny
then Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
Thursday Night
Low: -21 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: -9 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -19 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 1 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -14 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today

A chance of snow, mainly between 1pm and 2pm. Patchy blowing snow after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 26 by noon, then falling to around 16 during the remainder of the day. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. West northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday

Patchy blowing snow between 1pm and 3pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -6 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. Wind chill values as low as -37. North northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -19. Calm wind.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -14. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 2. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.