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

Rice Lake, Rice Lake Regional-Carl's Field Airport (KRPD)

Lat: 45.42°NLon: 91.77°WElev: 1106ft.

Light Snow

10°F

-12°C

Humidity	83%
Wind Speed	S 3 mph
Barometer	29.89 in
Dewpoint	6°F (-14°C)
Visibility	3.00 mi
Last update	21 Jan 4:15 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NNW Weyerhaeuser WI

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

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Extreme Cold Watch

Today
High: 17 °F
Chance Snow
then Snow
Likely
Tonight
Low: -2 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 3 °F⇓
Cold
Thursday Night
Low: -24 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: -10 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -26 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -5 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -19 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 2 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

Today

Snow likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of snow before 8pm. 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

Partly sunny and cold, with a temperature rising to near 3 by 10am, then falling to around -5 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -25. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -24. Wind chill values as low as -42. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -10. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -26. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -5. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -19. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph.

Sunday

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