Major Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold in the North-Central U.S.

A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend. An Arctic front will bring frigid temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

St. Cloud Regional Airport (KSTC)

Lat: 45.54°NLon: 94.05°WElev: 1020ft.

Blowing Snow and Windy

-11°F

-24°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed NW 26 G 38 mph
Barometer 30.32 in (1030.8 mb)
Dewpoint -25°F (-32°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Wind Chill-39°F (-39°C)
Last update 22 Jan 3:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Pleasant Lake MN

Cold Weather Advisory January 23, 12:00pm until January 24, 12:00am
Extreme Cold Warning until January 23, 12:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
Extreme Cold Warning
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    Extreme Cold Warning until January 23, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Fri

    Extreme Cold Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: -12 °F

    Scattered
    Flurries and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered flurries before 7pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around -24. Wind chill values as low as -47. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -24 °F

    Scattered
    Flurries

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -11. Wind chill values as low as -42. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: -11 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -19. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: -19 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Calm wind.

    High: -3 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

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

    Low: -14 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 1 °F

    Cold

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -18. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

    Low: -18 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Scattered flurries. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny and cold, with a steady temperature around -12. Wind chill values as low as -39. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Scattered flurries before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around -24. Wind chill values as low as -47. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -11. Wind chill values as low as -42. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -19. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -14. Calm wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -18. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 10. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 10. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 6. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -11. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Pleasant Lake MN
 45.49°N 94.27°W (Elev. 1093 ft)
3:57 pm CST Jan 22, 2026
4pm CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 29, 2026
 
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