Watches, Warnings & Advisories



2 products issued by NWS for: Saint Cloud MN

Freeze Warning

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
457 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

MNZ041>045-047>059-061-063>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-
023>028-171400-
/O.CON.KMPX.FZ.W.0006.261017T0500Z-261017T1400Z/
Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-
Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-
Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Anoka-Washington-Yellow Medicine-Renville-
McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-
Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-
Freeborn-Polk-Barron-Rusk-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa-
Eau Claire-
Including the cities of Morris, Little Falls, Chanhassen, Chaska,
Benson, Princeton, St Cloud, Blue Earth, Durand, Albert Lea,
Montevideo, Monticello, Eau Claire, Waseca, Red Wing, Glenwood,
Hutchinson, Chippewa Falls, St Peter, Alexandria, Litchfield,
Gaylord, Osceola, Blaine, Faribault, Mankato, Hudson, Rice Lake,
Mora, Olivia, Sauk Rapids, Granite Falls, Cambridge, Madison,
Hastings, Victoria, Owatonna, Fairmont, Menomonie, Elk River,
Willmar, Long Prairie, New Ulm, Le Sueur, Redwood Falls, St James,
River Falls, Shakopee, Ladysmith, Center City, and Stillwater
457 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CDT
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central,
  southeast, southwest, and west central Minnesota and northwest and
  west central Wisconsin.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

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TDH




Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
205 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
171915-
Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-
Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-
Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-
Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-
Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-
Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-Polk-Barron-Rusk-
St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Eau Claire-
205 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central and
southern Minnesota, and west central Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Widespread sub-freezing temperatures are expected tonight, expect
within the core of the Twin Cities metro.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN spotter activation will not be needed.

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