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

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

Lat: 45.95°NLon: 94.35°WElev: 1122ft.

Partly Cloudy

14°F

-10°C

Humidity 52%
Wind Speed NW 12 G 17 mph
Barometer 29.91 in
Dewpoint 0°F (-18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill0°F (-18°C)
Last update 21 Jan 5:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles SE Buckman MN

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 11:00am until January 24, 12:00pm
Extreme Cold Warning January 22, 05:00pm until January 23, 11:00am
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  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 13. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 13 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries before 1am, then a chance of flurries after 2am.  Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -18. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature rising to near 0 by 10am, then falling to around -14 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -39. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 0 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -27. Wind chill values as low as -48. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: -27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -12. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: -12 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -28. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: -28 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -6. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

    High: -6 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -16. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph.

    Low: -16 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: -1 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 13. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight
A chance of flurries before 1am, then a chance of flurries after 2am. Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -18. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature rising to near 0 by 10am, then falling to around -14 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -39. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -27. Wind chill values as low as -48. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -12. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -28. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -6. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -16. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -19. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 6. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 13. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 9. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles SE Buckman MN
 45.83°N 93.96°W (Elev. 1309 ft)
4:56 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
5pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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