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

Lake Elmo Airport (K21D)

Lat: 45°NLon: 92.85°WElev: 925ft.

Overcast with Haze

21°F

-6°C

Humidity	80%
Wind Speed	W 7 mph
Barometer	29.78 in
Dewpoint	16°F (-9°C)
Visibility	4.00 mi
Wind Chill	12°F (-11°C)
Last update	21 Jan 2:15 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Dellwood 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: 22 °F
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: 3 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Thursday
High: 8 °F⇓
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Flurries and
Blustery
Thursday Night
Low: -21 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Mostly
Clear
Friday
High: -9 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -20 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -3 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -11 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 3 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Snow, mainly before 4pm. Patchy blowing snow after 5pm. High near 22. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. 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. Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday

A chance of flurries. Mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 8 by 10am, then falling to around -5 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -28. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. Wind chill values as low as -45. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. West 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 -11. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.

Sunday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. East wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.