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

Todd Field Airport (K14Y)

Lat: 45.9°NLon: 94.87°WElev: 1328ft.

Overcast

14°F

-10°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed SW 8 mph
Barometer 29.74 in
Dewpoint 9°F (-13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill3°F (-16°C)
Last update 21 Jan 10:15 am CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NW Todd Field Airport - Long Prairie, MN MN

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

    Today: Snow, mainly before noon.  Patchy blowing snow between 1pm and 5pm. High near 19. Blustery, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 19 °F

    Snow then
    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries before 8pm, then a chance of flurries after 3am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -16. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -13 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -37. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 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 -26. Wind chill values as low as -45. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: -26 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -14. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: -14 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -25. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: -25 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -5. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: -5 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -19. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: -19 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. West wind around 5 mph.

    High: -1 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow between 1pm and 5pm. High near 19. Blustery, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of flurries before 8pm, then a chance of flurries after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -16. West northwest wind 10 to 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 -37. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 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 -45. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -14. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -25. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -5. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -19. South wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. West wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -15. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 10. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. West wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 15. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NW Todd Field Airport - Long Prairie, MN MN
 45.94°N 94.97°W (Elev. 1391 ft)
10:16 am CST Jan 21, 2026
10am CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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