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

Rush City Regional Airport (KROS)

Lat: 45.7°NLon: 92.95°WElev: 919ft.

Light Snow

19°F

-7°C

Humidity 76%
Wind Speed SW 7 mph
Barometer 29.76 in
Dewpoint 13°F (-11°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Wind Chill10°F (-12°C)
Last update 21 Jan 12:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles S Almelund MN

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 11:00am until January 24, 12:00pm
Extreme Cold Warning January 22, 09:00pm until January 23, 11:00am
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Extreme Cold Watch
Extreme Cold Warning
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Snow likely, mainly before 3pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 21 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow before 2am, then a chance of flurries between 2am and 5am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -11. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: -2 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of flurries before noon.  Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature rising to near 4 by 10am, then falling to around -7 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -28. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 4 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -23. Wind chill values as low as -45. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: -23 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • 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 -26. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: -26 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. Calm wind.

    High: -4 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -14. Calm wind.

    Low: -14 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 3 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow likely, mainly before 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow before 2am, then a chance of flurries between 2am and 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -11. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
A chance of flurries before noon. Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature rising to near 4 by 10am, then falling to around -7 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -28. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -23. Wind chill values as low as -45. 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 -26. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -14. Calm wind.
Sunday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -15. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 8. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 15. West wind around 5 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles S Almelund MN
 45.48°N 92.87°W (Elev. 843 ft)
12:12 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
1pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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