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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Thief River Falls, Thief River Falls Regional Airport (KTVF)

Lat: 48.07°NLon: 96.18°WElev: 1115ft.

Fair

31°F

-1°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed S 10 mph
Barometer 29.79 in (1010.6 mb)
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill22°F (-6°C)
Last update 12 Jan 3:56 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles ESE Viking MN

Winter Weather Advisory January 12, 06:00pm until January 13, 06:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain or freezing rain before 3am, then a slight chance of rain between 3am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 22 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 30 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Freezing
    Rain and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of rain and snow before 2pm, then a slight chance of rain between 2pm and 3pm, then a slight chance of freezing rain after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 35 by 9am, then falling to around 25 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 35 °F⇓

    Chance Wintry
    Mix and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -18. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    Low: -1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 8. Wind chill values as low as -19. North northwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 8 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Breezy, with a south wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight.

    Low: -2 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow and
    Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Snow likely. Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a south wind 21 to 23 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 33 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow. Patchy blowing snow. Low around 7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 22 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 7 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow likely, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Windy, with a north northwest wind 28 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 14 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    Low: -10 °F

    Blustery.
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of rain or freezing rain before 3am, then a slight chance of rain between 3am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 22 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday
A chance of rain and snow before 2pm, then a slight chance of rain between 2pm and 3pm, then a slight chance of freezing rain after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 35 by 9am, then falling to around 25 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -18. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 8. Wind chill values as low as -19. North northwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Breezy, with a south wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Snow likely. Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a south wind 21 to 23 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night
Snow. Patchy blowing snow. Low around 7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 22 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday
Snow likely, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Windy, with a north northwest wind 28 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 2. North northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. Northwest wind around 15 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 8. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 22 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 10. Northwest wind 14 to 17 mph.
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Point Forecast:
6 Miles ESE Viking MN
 48.19°N 96.28°W
Last Update:
3:17 pm CST Jan 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm CST Jan 12, 2026-6pm CST Jan 19, 2026
 
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