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

Alexandria, Chandler Field (KAXN)

Lat: 45.87°NLon: 95.39°WElev: 1424ft.

Partly Cloudy

8°F

-13°C

Humidity	80%
Wind Speed	W 9 mph
Barometer	29.76 in (1011.2 mb)
Dewpoint	3°F (-16°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	-5°F (-21°C)
Last update	21 Jan 6:53 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Alexandria MN

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

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Extreme Cold Watch

Today
High: 20 °F
Snow then
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: -6 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 1 °F⇓
Cold and
Blustery
Thursday Night
Low: -26 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: -15 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -24 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -6 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -18 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: -2 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

Today

Snow, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow between noon and 5pm. High near 20. Blustery, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -19. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -13 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -38. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -26. Wind chill values as low as -46. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near -15. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -24. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -6. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -18. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.