Weather Warnings for Minnesota

Issued by the National Weather Service

Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Minnesota
Alerts Updated: December 12, 2025, 9:00 pm  UTC


Cold Weather Advisory issued December 12 at 2:58PM CST until December 14 at 10:00AM CST by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 35 below expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, and southeast Minnesota and northwest and west central Wisconsin. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  December 12, 2025, 2:58 pm      Expires:  December 13, 2025, 3:00 am
Area:  Chisago; Hennepin; Anoka; Ramsey; Washington; Sibley; Carver; Scott; Dakota; Nicollet; Le Sueur; Rice; Goodhue; Blue Earth; Waseca; Steele; Freeborn; Polk; Barron; Rusk; St. Croix; Pierce; Dunn; Pepin; Chippewa; Eau Claire


Cold Weather Advisory issued December 12 at 2:58PM CST until December 14 at 10:00AM CST by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 35 below expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 35 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  December 12, 2025, 2:58 pm      Expires:  December 13, 2025, 3:00 am
Area:  Douglas; Todd; Morrison; Mille Lacs; Kanabec; Stevens; Pope; Stearns; Benton; Sherburne; Isanti; Swift; Chippewa; Kandiyohi; Meeker; Wright; Renville; McLeod


Cold Weather Advisory issued December 12 at 2:58PM CST until December 14 at 10:00AM CST by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 30 below expected. * WHERE...Brown, Faribault, Martin, Watonwan, Redwood, Lac Qui Parle, and Yellow Medicine Counties. * WHEN...From 6 PM Saturday to 10 AM CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  December 12, 2025, 2:58 pm      Expires:  December 13, 2025, 3:00 am
Area:  Lac Qui Parle; Yellow Medicine; Redwood; Brown; Watonwan; Martin; Faribault


Extreme Cold Warning issued December 12 at 2:35PM CST until December 13 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Grand Forks ND

Summary: * WHAT...For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 45 below expected. For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 40 below expected. * WHERE...Portions of north central and northwest Minnesota and northeast North Dakota. * WHEN...For the Extreme Cold Warning, until noon CST Saturday. For the Cold Weather Advisory, from noon Saturday to noon CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
Severity:  Severe    Effective:  December 12, 2025, 2:35 pm      Expires:  December 12, 2025, 10:45 pm
Area:  Kittson; Roseau; West Marshall; East Marshall; North Beltrami; Pennington; Red Lake; East Polk; North Clearwater; South Beltrami; Mahnomen; South Clearwater; Hubbard; Towner; Cavalier; Pembina; Ramsey; Eastern Walsh County; Western Walsh County


Cold Weather Advisory issued December 12 at 2:35PM CST until December 14 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Grand Forks ND

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 40 below. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, northwest, and west central Minnesota and northeast and southeast North Dakota. * WHEN...Until noon CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  December 12, 2025, 2:35 pm      Expires:  December 12, 2025, 10:45 pm
Area:  West Polk; Norman; Clay; Lake Of The Woods; West Becker; East Becker; Wilkin; West Otter Tail; East Otter Tail; Wadena; Grant; Benson; Eddy; Nelson; Grand Forks; Griggs; Steele; Traill; Barnes; Cass; Ransom; Sargent; Richland


Cold Weather Advisory issued December 12 at 2:35PM CST until December 14 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Grand Forks ND

Summary: * WHAT...For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 45 below expected. For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 40 below expected. * WHERE...Portions of north central and northwest Minnesota and northeast North Dakota. * WHEN...For the Extreme Cold Warning, until noon CST Saturday. For the Cold Weather Advisory, from noon Saturday to noon CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  December 12, 2025, 2:35 pm      Expires:  December 12, 2025, 10:45 pm
Area:  Kittson; Roseau; West Marshall; East Marshall; North Beltrami; Pennington; Red Lake; East Polk; North Clearwater; South Beltrami; Mahnomen; South Clearwater; Hubbard; Towner; Cavalier; Pembina; Ramsey; Eastern Walsh County; Western Walsh County


The Cold Weather Advisory has been replaced. Please see the latest information from NWS Grand Forks ND on this developing situation.

Summary: The Cold Weather Advisory has been replaced. Please see the latest information from NWS Grand Forks ND on this developing situation.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  December 12, 2025, 2:33 pm      Expires:  December 12, 2025, 2:49 pm
Area:  Kittson; Roseau; West Marshall; East Marshall; North Beltrami; Pennington; Red Lake; East Polk; North Clearwater; South Beltrami; Mahnomen; South Clearwater; Hubbard; Towner; Cavalier; Pembina; Ramsey; Eastern Walsh County; Western Walsh County


Cold Weather Advisory issued December 12 at 2:08PM CST until December 14 at 10:00AM CST by NWS Sioux Falls SD

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Iowa, southwest Minnesota, and east central and southeast South Dakota. * WHEN...From 6 PM Saturday to 10 AM CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  December 12, 2025, 2:08 pm      Expires:  December 13, 2025, 12:00 am
Area:  Lyon; Osceola; Dickinson; Sioux; O'Brien; Clay; Cherokee; Buena Vista; Ida; Lincoln; Lyon; Murray; Cottonwood; Nobles; Jackson; Pipestone; Rock; Beadle; Kingsbury; Brookings; Sanborn; Miner; Lake; Moody; Davison; Hanson; McCook; Minnehaha; Hutchinson; Turner; Lincoln


Cold Weather Advisory issued December 12 at 2:00PM CST until December 14 at 10:00AM CST by NWS Aberdeen SD

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 30 below expected. * WHERE...Portions of west central Minnesota and northeast South Dakota. * WHEN...From 6 PM Saturday to 10 AM CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  December 12, 2025, 2:00 pm      Expires:  December 13, 2025, 12:00 am
Area:  Traverse; Big Stone; Brown; Marshall; Roberts; Day; Spink; Clark; Codington; Grant; Hamlin; Deuel


Cold Weather Advisory issued December 12 at 1:02PM CST until December 14 at 10:00AM CST by NWS Duluth MN

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 39 below zero expected. * WHERE...Koochiching and North St. Louis Counties. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Bois Forte Band, Nett Lake area. Other locations including Voyageurs National Park. This also includes the Boundary Waters western area. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 10 AM CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind chills may warm into the negative teens during the day Saturday, but more overnight wind chills in the negative 30s are expected Saturday night into Sunday.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  December 12, 2025, 1:02 pm      Expires:  December 13, 2025, 7:15 am
Area:  Koochiching; North St. Louis


Cold Weather Advisory issued December 12 at 1:02PM CST until December 14 at 10:00AM CST by NWS Duluth MN

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 40 below zero expected. * WHERE...Crow Wing, Aitkin, Pine, Cass, Itasca, Carlton, South and Central St. Louis, Cook and Lake Counties. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Fond du Lac Band, the Grand Portage Reservation, the Mille Lacs Band, Big Sandy Lake, Hinckley, Lena Lake and, East Lake areas and the Bois Forte Band, Lake Vermilion and, Deer Creek areas. This also includes the Boundary Waters eastern and central area. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 10 AM CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind chills may warm into the negative teens during the day Saturday, but more overnight wind chills in the negative 30s are expected Saturday night into Sunday. Isolated areas to 45 below zero are possible.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  December 12, 2025, 1:02 pm      Expires:  December 13, 2025, 7:15 am
Area:  Northern Cook/Northern Lake; North Itasca; Central St. Louis; Southern Lake/North Shore; Southern Cook/North Shore; North Cass; South Itasca; South Cass; Crow Wing; Northern Aitkin; South Aitkin; Carlton/South St. Louis; Pine


Cold Weather Advisory issued December 12 at 9:00AM CST until December 14 at 10:00AM CST by NWS La Crosse WI

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills of 15 to 35 below expected. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Minnesota and central, north central, southwest, and west central Wisconsin. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  December 12, 2025, 9:00 am      Expires:  December 13, 2025, 6:00 am
Area:  Wabasha; Dodge; Olmsted; Winona; Mower; Fillmore; Houston; Taylor; Clark; Buffalo; Trempealeau; Jackson; La Crosse; Monroe; Juneau; Adams; Vernon