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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)

Lat: 44.88°NLon: 93.23°WElev: 840ft.

Light Snow

26°F

-3°C

Humidity 75%
Wind Speed NW 20 G 24 mph
Barometer 29.51 in (1000.1 mb)
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Wind Chill12°F (-11°C)
Last update 16 Jan 11:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport MN

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Snow likely, mainly between 1pm and 3pm. Patchy blowing snow between 1pm and 3pm. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 13 by 5pm. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 32 °F⇓

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 9. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 9 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Isolated snow showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -12. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 10 °F

    Isolated Snow
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -14. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

    Low: -1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 18 °F

    Snow Likely
    then Chance
    Snow and
    Blustery

  • Sunday Night

    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.

    Low: -5 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. West northwest wind around 15 mph.

    High: 4 °F

    Cold

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 13. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 13 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow likely, mainly between 1pm and 3pm. Patchy blowing snow between 1pm and 3pm. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 13 by 5pm. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 9. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
Isolated snow showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -12. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -14. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Sunday
Snow likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
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 and cold, with a high near 4. West northwest wind around 15 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 13. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 17. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport MN
 44.89°N 93.22°W (Elev. 837 ft)
Last Update:
10:46 am CST Jan 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm CST Jan 16, 2026-6pm CST Jan 22, 2026
 
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