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.

Light Snow

12°F

-11°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed SW 3 mph
Barometer 29.77 in
Dewpoint 9°F (-13°C)
Visibility 1.75 mi
Last update 21 Jan 9:35 am CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSE Little Falls 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.  High near 20. Blustery, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 20 °F

    Snow then
    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -12. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature rising to near 1 by 10am, then falling to around -10 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -30. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 1 °F

    Cold

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -25. Wind chill values as low as -41. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: -25 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

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

    High: -11 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -26. Calm wind.

    Low: -26 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph.

    High: -3 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -19. Calm wind.

    Low: -19 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 0 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow, mainly before noon. High near 20. Blustery, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -12. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature rising to near 1 by 10am, then falling to around -10 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -30. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -25. Wind chill values as low as -41. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -11. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -26. Calm wind.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -19. Calm wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -15. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 16. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SSE Little Falls MN
 45.94°N 94.36°W (Elev. 1099 ft)
7:51 am CST Jan 21, 2026
9am CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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