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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Alexandria, Chandler Field (KAXN)

Lat: 45.87°NLon: 95.39°WElev: 1424ft.

A Few Clouds with Haze and Windy

-5°F

-21°C

Humidity	64%
Wind Speed	NW 28 G 40 mph
Barometer	30.13 in (1024.6 mb)
Dewpoint	-14°F (-26°C)
Visibility	1.25 mi
Wind Chill	-32°F (-36°C)
Last update	22 Jan 9:53 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Kensington MN

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

Extreme Cold Warning January 22, 03:00pm until January 23, 12:00pm

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Cold Weather Advisory

Extreme Cold Warning

Today
High: 2 °F⇓
Slight Chance
Flurries and
Blustery
Tonight
Low: -24 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Mostly
Clear
Friday
High: -15 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -20 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -4 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -15 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: -4 °F
Cold
Sunday Night
Low: -20 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 10 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

A slight chance of flurries. Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -15 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -42. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around -24. Wind chill values as low as -47. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near -15. Wind chill values as low as -48. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -20. Wind chill values as low as -31. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph after midnight.

Saturday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -15. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.