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.

Fair and Breezy

-15°F

-26°C

Humidity	51%
Wind Speed	N 23 G 31 mph
Barometer	30.33 in (1031.6 mb)
Dewpoint	-28°F (-33°C)
Visibility	9.00 mi
Wind Chill	-43°F (-42°C)
Last update	22 Jan 3:53 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Alexandria MN

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

Extreme Cold Warning until January 23, 12:00pm

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Cold Weather Advisory

Extreme Cold Warning

Extreme Cold Warning until January 23, 12:00pm
NOW until 12:00pm Fri
Extreme Cold Warning
This Afternoon
High: -17 °F
Scattered
Flurries and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: -26 °F
Scattered
Flurries
Friday
High: -14 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -19 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Saturday
High: -4 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -13 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: -3 °F
Cold
Sunday Night
Low: -20 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Scattered flurries. Patchy blowing snow before 5pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a steady temperature around -17. Wind chill values as low as -43. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

Scattered flurries before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -26. Wind chill values as low as -50. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -14. Wind chill values as low as -48. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around -19. Wind chill values as low as -31. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday

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

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -13. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -20. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight.