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

Benson Municipal Airport (KBBB)

Lat: 45.33°NLon: 95.65°WElev: 1030ft.

Overcast

14°F

-10°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	W 8 mph
Barometer	29.96 in
Dewpoint	14°F (-10°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	3°F (-16°C)
Last update	21 Jan 12:35 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Benson MN

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 09:00pm until January 24, 12:00pm

Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 09:00am until January 21, 06:00pm

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Extreme Cold Watch

Winter Weather Advisory

Overnight
Low: 7 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 21 °F
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: -3 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
then Mostly
Cloudy
Thursday
High: 2 °F⇓
Cold
Thursday Night
Low: -23 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: -12 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -22 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -4 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -14 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. West wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

A 50 percent chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow after 1pm. Mostly sunny through mid morning, then becoming cloudy, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -17. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature rising to near 2 by noon, then falling to around -6 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -27. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -23. North northwest wind 10 to 15 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. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. South wind around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -14. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. West wind 5 to 10 mph.