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

Paynesville, Paynesville Municipal Airport (KPEX)

Lat: 45.37° N Lon: 94.74° W Elev: 1181 ft.

Mostly Cloudy

12°F

-11°C

Humidity	85%
Wind Speed	SW 3 mph
Barometer	29.84 in
Dewpoint	9°F (-13°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	21 Jan 5:15 am CST

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Detailed forecast for

Stearns County

Today

Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Snow late in the morning. Chance of snow early in the afternoon. Slight chance of snow late in the afternoon. Patchy blowing snow in the afternoon. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Highs in the lower 20s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 30 mph increasing to northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow 90 percent.

Tonight

Partly cloudy. Lows around 2 below. West winds 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph in the evening.

Thursday

Colder. Mostly sunny. Highs around 3. Temperatures falling into the lower teens below zero in the afternoon. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.

Thursday Night

Much colder. Mostly clear. Lows around 24 below. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

Friday

Colder, sunny. Highs around 12 below. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows around 25 below.

Saturday

Mostly sunny. Highs around 4 below.