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

St. Cloud Regional Airport (KSTC)

Lat: 45.54°NLon: 94.05°WElev: 1020ft.

Overcast with Haze

15°F

-9°C

Humidity 80%
Wind Speed SW 7 mph
Barometer 29.77 in (1011.1 mb)
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Wind Chill5°F (-15°C)
Last update 21 Jan 10:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Saint Cloud 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 1pm.  Patchy blowing snow between 3pm 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 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 22 °F

    Snow 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 -1. Wind chill values as low as -11. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: -1 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Blustery then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -9 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -29. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 4 °F

    Cold

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -24. Wind chill values as low as -40. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: -24 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

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

    High: -10 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -24. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: -24 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

    High: -3 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -17. Calm wind.

    Low: -17 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

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

    High: 1 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow, mainly before 1pm. Patchy blowing snow between 3pm 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 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of flurries before 9pm, then a chance of flurries after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -11. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -9 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -29. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -24. Wind chill values as low as -40. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -10. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -24. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -17. Calm wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -13. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 12. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 16. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Saint Cloud MN
 45.56°N 94.18°W (Elev. 1027 ft)
11:32 am CST Jan 21, 2026
11am CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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