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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Preston, Fillmore County Airport (KFKA)

Lat: 43.68°NLon: 92.17°WElev: 1270ft.

Snow Freezing Fog

23°F

-5°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed W 12 mph
Barometer 29.77 in
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 0.25 mi
Wind Chill11°F (-12°C)
Last update 21 Jan 3:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Preston MN

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 11:00am until January 24, 12:00pm
Extreme Cold Warning January 22, 09:00pm until January 23, 11:00am
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Extreme Cold Watch
Extreme Cold Warning

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Snow. High near 24. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 24 °F

    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of snow before 7pm, then a chance of flurries after 5am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -8. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 6 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Blustery then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of flurries before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 12 by noon, then falling to around 3 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 12 °F⇓

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Flurries and
    Blustery

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -19. Wind chill values as low as -40. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: -19 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.

    High: -9 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -16. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: -16 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

    High: -1 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. South wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: -10 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 6. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 6 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow. High near 24. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tonight
A slight chance of snow before 7pm, then a chance of flurries after 5am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -8. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
A chance of flurries before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 12 by noon, then falling to around 3 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -19. Wind chill values as low as -40. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -16. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. South wind 3 to 5 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 6. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -11. West wind around 7 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 8. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Preston MN
 43.67°N 92.08°W
Last Update:
3:16 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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