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Tracking Winter Storm and Severe Weather Impacts Through This Weekend

Heavy mountain snow will continue into Thursday afternoon across the Cascades. Two fast moving storms will track from the southern Rockies to the Great Lakes Thursday and then Friday into Sunday with areas of gusty winds, and heavy snow. In the Southeast U.S., severe thunderstorms and heavy to excessive rainfall are forecast on Friday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids/Itasca County Airport-Gordon Newstrom Field (KGPZ)

Lat: 47.22°NLon: 93.52°WElev: 1355ft.

Freezing Fog

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed SE 6 mph
Barometer 29.62 in (1004.8 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 0.25 mi
Wind Chill23°F (-5°C)
Last update 8 Jan 4:56 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Taconite MN

Dense Fog Advisory January 8, 05:27am until January 8, 11:00am
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    Dense Fog Advisory January 8, 05:27am until January 8, 11:00am

    NOW until 11:00am Thu

    Dense Fog Advisory

  • Today

    High: 35 °F

    Dense
    Freezing Fog
    and Patchy
    Fog then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 28. North wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 28 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. South wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 13 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 22. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog between 11am and noon. Widespread dense freezing fog, mainly before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 28. North wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. South wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 22. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 34. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Taconite MN
 47.31°N 93.36°W
Last Update:
3:11 am CST Jan 8, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am CST Jan 8, 2026-6pm CST Jan 14, 2026
 
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