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 >

Current conditions at

Willmar Municipal Airport - John L. Rice Field (KBDH)

Lat: 45.11°NLon: 95.13°WElev: 1115ft.

Light Snow Fog/Mist

21°F

-6°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed W 10 mph
Barometer 29.77 in
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 0.50 mi
Wind Chill10°F (-12°C)
Last update 21 Jan 12:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Sunburg MN

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 11:00am until January 24, 12:00pm
Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 12:49pm until January 21, 06:00pm
Extreme Cold Warning January 22, 09:00pm until January 23, 11:00am
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Extreme Cold Watch
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    Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 12:49pm until January 21, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Wed

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 21 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries before 9pm, then a chance of flurries after 2am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -15. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: -2 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy blowing snow after 10am. Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -11 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -37. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 4 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -25. Wind chill values as low as -49. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: -25 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -14. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: -14 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -24. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: -24 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

    High: -3 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -14. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

    Low: -14 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Patchy blowing snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 14 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Tonight
A chance of flurries before 9pm, then a chance of flurries after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -15. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday
Patchy blowing snow after 10am. Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -11 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -37. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -25. Wind chill values as low as -49. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -14. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -24. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -14. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.
Sunday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -17. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 9. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. West wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 14. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Sunburg MN
 45.35°N 95.24°W (Elev. 1250 ft)
12:12 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
12pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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