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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Grand Forks, Grand Forks International Airport (KGFK)

Lat: 47.95°NLon: 97.18°WElev: 843ft.

Overcast

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed S 17 mph
Barometer 29.73 in (1008.1 mb)
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill16°F (-9°C)
Last update 12 Mar 10:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSE Alvarado MN

Blizzard Warning March 12, 01:00pm until March 13, 07:00am
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Blizzard Warning

  • Today

    Today: Snow, mainly after 1pm. Patchy blowing snow before 3pm, then patchy blowing snow after 4pm. High near 34. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    High: 34 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after 8pm, then gradually ending. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Windy, with a southeast wind 17 to 27 mph becoming north 33 to 43 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    Low: 12 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely and
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing snow before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 14. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. North wind around 6 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

    Low: 5 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 22. South wind 7 to 11 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

    High: 22 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. North wind 13 to 17 mph.

    Low: 3 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 10. Blustery, with a north wind 17 to 22 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -8. North northwest wind 11 to 18 mph.

    Low: -8 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. North northwest wind 10 to 13 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow, mainly after 1pm. Patchy blowing snow before 3pm, then patchy blowing snow after 4pm. High near 34. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Tonight
Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after 8pm, then gradually ending. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Windy, with a southeast wind 17 to 27 mph becoming north 33 to 43 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Friday
Patchy blowing snow before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 14. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. North wind around 6 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 22. South wind 7 to 11 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. North wind 13 to 17 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 10. Blustery, with a north wind 17 to 22 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -8. North northwest wind 11 to 18 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. North northwest wind 10 to 13 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. South southeast wind 9 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. South southeast wind 11 to 13 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36. South wind 11 to 14 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SSE Alvarado MN
 48.12°N 96.97°W
Last Update:
11:23 am CDT Mar 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11am CDT Mar 12, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 18, 2026
 
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