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Above Average Temperatures for Most Today; Winter Weather Returns to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes

Well above average temperatures are forecast today into Wednesday over most of the lower 48 states away from the Gulf Coast. A storm system passing across southern Canada will bring a wintry mix to the upper Great Lakes today. A trailing cold front will then bring the wintry mix from the central Appalachians through the Northeast U.S. Wednesday and Thursday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Alexandria, Chandler Field (KAXN)

Lat: 45.87°NLon: 95.39°WElev: 1424ft.

Overcast and Breezy

36°F

2°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed NW 22 G 31 mph
Barometer 29.64 in (1005.1 mb)
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill25°F (-4°C)
Last update 13 Jan 2:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Osakis MN

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -10. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 2. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

    Low: 2 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 33 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 9 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 24 °F⇓

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 3 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -10. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 2. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 9 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 15. Blustery, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. North northwest wind around 15 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 6. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Osakis MN
 45.88°N 95.15°W (Elev. 1319 ft)
Last Update:
3:17 pm CST Jan 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm CST Jan 13, 2026-6pm CST Jan 19, 2026
 
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