Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures This Weekend

Another clipper will drop into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest into Sunday with snow and gusty winds contributing to some areas of blizzard conditions and snow squalls. Impactful snowfall will occur up and down the East Coast Sunday extending from the western Florida Panhandle to Maine. Read More >

Current conditions at

Ortonville, Ortonville Muncipal-Martinson Field Airport (KVVV)

Lat: 45.31° N Lon: 96.42° W Elev: 1099 ft.

Light Snow

5°F

-15°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.88 in
Dewpoint 1°F (-17°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Last update 18 Jan 3:15 am CST
Detailed forecast for

Big Stone County

Today
Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow, mainly this morning. Blowing snow. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Snow accumulation around an inch possible. Very windy and not as cold with highs around 17. Temperature falling to around 4 above this afternoon. West winds 25 to 35 mph, becoming northwest 30 to 40 mph this afternoon. Chance of snow 50 percent. Wind chill values as low as 24 below.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Blowing snow in the evening, then patchy blowing snow after midnight with visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Windy, cold with lows around 6 below. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph, diminishing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 45 mph. Wind chill values as low as 29 below.
Martin Luther King Jr Day
Partly sunny. Colder with highs around 7 above. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Wind chill values as low as 26 below.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Cold with lows around 6 below. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow in the afternoon. Not as cold with highs around 17. South winds around 5 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow, mainly in the evening. Not as cold. Near steady temperature 10 to 15. Chance of snow 40 percent.
Wednesday Through Thursday
Mostly cloudy. Highs around 20. Lows around zero.
Thursday Night And Friday
Mostly cloudy. Lows 5 below to zero. Highs zero to 5 above zero. Wind chill values as low as 20 below.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy. Colder with lows 15 below to 20 below zero. Wind chill values as low as 35 below.
Saturday
Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of snow. Cold with highs around 5 below. Wind chill values as low as 35 below.



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316 AM CST Sun Jan 18 2026
 
 

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