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

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Alexandria, Chandler Field (KAXN)

Lat: 45.87°NLon: 95.39°WElev: 1424ft.

Overcast

10°F

-12°C

Humidity	73%
Wind Speed	S 8 mph
Barometer	30.01 in (1020.2 mb)
Dewpoint	3°F (-16°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	-2°F (-19°C)
Last update	20 Jan 3:53 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Osakis MN

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

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Extreme Cold Watch

This Afternoon
High: 10 °F
Chance Snow
Tonight
Low: 8 °F
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 20 °F
Chance Snow
then Slight
Chance Snow
and Blustery
Wednesday Night
Low: -5 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy
Thursday
High: -2 °F⇓
Partly Sunny
then Partly
Sunny and
Blustery
Thursday Night
Low: -26 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: -13 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -25 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -6 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 10. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly between 8pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 8. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday

A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Blustery, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -21. Blustery, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday

Partly sunny and cold, with a temperature rising to near -2 by 9am, then falling to around -10 during the remainder of the day. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -26. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near -13. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -25. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -6. South southwest wind around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -18. South wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. West wind 5 to 10 mph.