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

Little Falls, Little Falls/Morrison County Airport-Lindbergh Field (KLXL)

Lat: 45.95°NLon: 94.35°WElev: 1122ft.

Overcast with Haze

12°F

-11°C

Humidity	79%
Wind Speed	W 6 mph
Barometer	29.77 in
Dewpoint	7°F (-14°C)
Visibility	3.00 mi
Wind Chill	2°F (-17°C)
Last update	21 Jan 8:55 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Rice MN

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

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Extreme Cold Watch

Today
High: 21 °F
Snow then
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: -3 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 3 °F⇓
Cold
Thursday Night
Low: -25 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: -10 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -26 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -3 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -18 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 0 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

Today

A chance of flurries before 9am, then snow, mainly between 9am and noon. Patchy blowing snow after 3pm. High near 21. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 5 to 10 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 -3. Wind chill values as low as -12. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -10 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -32. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -25. Wind chill values as low as -42. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday

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

Friday Night

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

Saturday

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

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -18. Calm wind.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.