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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Benson Municipal Airport (KBBB)

Lat: 45.33°NLon: 95.65°WElev: 1030ft.

Light Snow Haze and Windy

10°F

-12°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed NW 28 G 37 mph
Barometer 29.72 in
Dewpoint 5°F (-15°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Wind Chill-12°F (-24°C)
Last update 16 Jan 1:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Benson MN

Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 02:14pm until January 16, 09:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory
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    Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 02:14pm until January 16, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Fri

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 11 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Areas
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -22. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: -1 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy blowing snow before 3pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    High: 3 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near -1 by 9pm, then rising to around 8 during the remainder of the night. Wind chill values as low as -16. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: -1 °F⇑

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 20 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Blustery.
    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 5 °F

    Cold

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -5. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow likely, mainly before 4pm. Areas of blowing snow. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 11. Wind chill values as low as -10. Windy, with a north northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -22. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday
Patchy blowing snow before 3pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near -1 by 9pm, then rising to around 8 during the remainder of the night. Wind chill values as low as -16. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 20 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -5. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the evening.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 14. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Benson MN
 45.32°N 95.61°W (Elev. 1043 ft)
Last Update:
1:51 pm CST Jan 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm CST Jan 16, 2026-6pm CST Jan 22, 2026
 
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