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.

Light Snow

19°F

-7°C

Humidity	77%
Wind Speed	NW 17 G 25 mph
Barometer	29.76 in (1010.6 mb)
Dewpoint	13°F (-11°C)
Visibility	4.00 mi
Wind Chill	4°F (-16°C)
Last update	21 Jan 12:53 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Miltona MN

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 11:00am until January 24, 12:00pm

Extreme Cold Warning January 22, 05:00pm until January 23, 11:00am

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Extreme Cold Watch

Extreme Cold Warning

This Afternoon
High: 19 °F
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: -7 °F
Chance
Flurries
Thursday
High: -1 °F⇓
Blustery.
Mostly Sunny
then Patchy
Blowing Snow
Thursday Night
Low: -26 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: -15 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -26 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -6 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -16 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: -4 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 2pm. Patchy blowing snow before 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tonight

A chance of flurries before 3am, then a chance of flurries after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -18. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Thursday

Patchy blowing snow between 1pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -16 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -41. 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 -48. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday

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

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -26. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -6. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -16. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

Sunday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.