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

Maple Lake, Maple Lake Municipal Airport (KMGG)

Lat: 45.24°NLon: 93.99°WElev: 1014ft.

Light Snow

18°F

-8°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 29.80 in
Dewpoint 12°F (-11°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Wind Chill10°F (-12°C)
Last update 21 Jan 8:27 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Becker MN

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

    Today: Snow, mainly before 3pm.  Patchy blowing snow between 4pm and 5pm. High near 22. Blustery, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 22 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 0 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around -8 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -30. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 6 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -23. Wind chill values as low as -41. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: -23 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: -9 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -24. West 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. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph.

    High: -3 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -16. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.

    Low: -16 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 2. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the morning.

    High: 2 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow, mainly before 3pm. Patchy blowing snow between 4pm and 5pm. High near 22. Blustery, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around -8 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -30. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -23. Wind chill values as low as -41. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -24. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -16. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 2. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -12. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 13. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 17. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Becker MN
 45.39°N 93.88°W (Elev. 961 ft)
7:51 am CST Jan 21, 2026
10am CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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