Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Watching Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Current conditions at

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

Lat: 45.95°NLon: 94.35°WElev: 1122ft.

Partly Cloudy

9°F

-13°C

Humidity 72%
Wind Speed S 5 mph
Barometer 30.04 in
Dewpoint 1°F (-17°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Wind Chill0°F (-18°C)
Last update 20 Jan 5:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Rice MN

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

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly between 8pm and midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.  Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 3 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 21 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -18. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -6 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 2. Wind chill values as low as -28. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 2 °F

    Cold

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -23. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: -23 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

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

    High: -10 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -25. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: -25 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: -4 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -18. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: -18 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly between 8pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -18. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 2. Wind chill values as low as -28. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -23. 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 -25. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -18. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -13. West wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 12. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 18. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rice MN
 45.75°N 94.24°W (Elev. 1070 ft)
5:12 pm CST Jan 20, 2026
6pm CST Jan 20, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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