Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. 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

21°F

-6°C

Humidity	78%
Wind Speed	W 6 mph
Barometer	29.79 in (1010.2 mb)
Dewpoint	15°F (-9°C)
Visibility	3.00 mi
Wind Chill	13°F (-11°C)
Last update	21 Jan 12:53 pm CST

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Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NW Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport 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
High: 23 °F
Snow and
Blustery
Tonight
Low: 5 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Blustery then
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 8 °F⇓
Chance
Flurries
Thursday Night
Low: -19 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: -8 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -18 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -3 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -10 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 3 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Snow, mainly before 3pm. High near 23. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Tonight

A chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow before 9pm, then a chance of flurries after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. Blustery, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday

A chance of flurries. Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around -4 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -24. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -19. Wind chill values as low as -41. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near -8. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -18. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Sunday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning.