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

Sisseton, Sisseton Municipal Airport (K8D3)

Lat: 45.67°NLon: 96.99°WElev: 1161ft.

16°F

-9°C

Humidity 77%
Wind Speed W 12 mph
Barometer 29.80 in (1012.7 mb)
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill3°F (-16°C)
Last update 21 Jan 5:56 am CST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles E Claire City SD

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 06:00pm until January 23, 03:00pm
Winter Weather Advisory until January 21, 06:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch
Winter Weather Advisory
  •  
    Winter Weather Advisory until January 21, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Wed

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Today

    High: 23 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy blowing snow after 10am. Partly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -9 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -34. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 4 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -22. Wind chill values as low as -43. North northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: -22 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -10. West northwest wind 5 to 11 mph.

    High: -10 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. West wind around 6 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: -20 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. South wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: 0 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -16. South southeast wind around 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: -16 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Patchy blowing snow after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Windy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest 22 to 32 mph. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Thursday
Patchy blowing snow after 10am. Partly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -9 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -34. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -22. Wind chill values as low as -43. North northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -10. West northwest wind 5 to 11 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. West wind around 6 mph becoming south after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -16. South southeast wind around 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. West northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -10.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 16.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 18.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles E Claire City SD
 45.85°N 97.01°W (Elev. 1220 ft)
6:36 am CST Jan 21, 2026
7am CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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