Arctic Front Brings Winter Weather and Colder Temperatures to the Eastern U.S.

A series of cold fronts will bring heavy lake effect snow to the northern Great Lakes. The fronts will merge over the Ohio Valley and bring colder temperatures east of the Mississippi River later today into the end of the week. Additionally, wintry weather will develop over the Ohio Valley, Appalachians, and Northeast as rain switches over to snow tonight into Thursday morning. Read More >

Current conditions at

Alexandria, Chandler Field (KAXN)

Lat: 45.87°NLon: 95.39°WElev: 1424ft.

Fair

9°F

-13°C

Humidity	64%
Wind Speed	N 10 mph
Barometer	30.33 in (1030.2 mb)
Dewpoint	-1°F (-18°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	-5°F (-21°C)
Last update	14 Jan 11:53 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSW Parkers Prairie MN

This Afternoon
High: 13 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 4 °F
Mostly Clear
then Chance
Snow
Thursday
High: 33 °F
Chance Snow
and Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 11 °F
Snow Likely
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Friday
High: 21 °F⇓
Blustery.
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
Friday Night
Low: -6 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery
Saturday
High: -2 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -12 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Snow
Sunday
High: 12 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Partly Sunny
and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 13. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 4. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Thursday

A 40 percent chance of snow after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night

Snow likely, mainly after midnight. Patchy blowing snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 8 by 4pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Saturday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

M.L.King Day

Partly sunny, with a high near 6. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 7. West wind around 10 mph.