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 >

Current conditions at

L O Simenstad Municipal Airport (KOEO)

Lat: 45.31°NLon: 92.69°WElev: 886ft.

Overcast

16°F

-9°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed SW 5 mph
Barometer 29.89 in
Dewpoint 13°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill8°F (-13°C)
Last update 21 Jan 5:15 am CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles S Shafer MN

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 09:00pm until January 24, 12:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch
  • Today

    Today: Snow likely, mainly between 10am and 3pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 20 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -11. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: -1 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny and cold, with a temperature rising to near 5 by 10am, then falling to around -4 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -24. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 5 °F

    Cold

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -23. Wind chill values as low as -41. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: -23 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

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

    High: -9 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -24. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: -24 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

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

    High: -3 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -16. Calm wind.

    Low: -16 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 2. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 2 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow likely, mainly between 10am and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -11. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny and cold, with a temperature rising to near 5 by 10am, then falling to around -4 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -24. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -23. Wind chill values as low as -41. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -24. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -16. Calm wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 2. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -14. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 10. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 16. West wind around 5 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles S Shafer MN
 45.36°N 92.75°W (Elev. 938 ft)
4:51 am CST Jan 21, 2026
5am CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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