Weather Warnings for Minnesota

Issued by the National Weather Service

Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Minnesota
Alerts Updated: January 25, 2026, 8:14 pm  UTC


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 25 at 2:13PM CST until January 26 at 9:00AM 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, northeast Nebraska, and central, east central, south central, and southeast South Dakota. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM CST Monday. * 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:  January 25, 2026, 2:13 pm      Expires:  January 26, 2026, 12:00 am
Area:  Lyon; Osceola; Dickinson; Sioux; O'Brien; Clay; Plymouth; Cherokee; Buena Vista; Woodbury; Ida; Rock; Dixon; Dakota; Beadle; Gregory; Jerauld; Sanborn; Miner; Brule; Aurora; Davison; Hanson; McCook; Minnehaha; Charles Mix; Douglas; Hutchinson; Turner; Lincoln; Bon Homme; Yankton; Clay; Union


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 25 at 2:13PM CST until January 26 at 10:00AM CST by NWS Sioux Falls SD

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 34 below zero expected. * WHERE...Portions of southwest Minnesota and east central South Dakota. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 10 AM CST Monday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 34 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  January 25, 2026, 2:13 pm      Expires:  January 26, 2026, 12:00 am
Area:  Lincoln; Lyon; Murray; Cottonwood; Nobles; Jackson; Pipestone; Kingsbury; Brookings; Lake; Moody


Extreme Cold Warning issued January 25 at 1:47PM CST until January 26 at 9:00AM CST by NWS Grand Forks ND

Summary: * WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 47 below. * WHERE...East Marshall, East Polk, Kittson, Mahnomen, Norman, Pennington, Red Lake, Roseau, West Marshall, and West Polk Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CST Monday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 45 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
Severity:  Severe    Effective:  January 25, 2026, 1:47 pm      Expires:  January 25, 2026, 10:00 pm
Area:  West Polk; Norman; Kittson; Roseau; West Marshall; East Marshall; Pennington; Red Lake; East Polk; Mahnomen


Extreme Cold Warning issued January 25 at 1:47PM CST until January 26 at 9:00AM CST by NWS Grand Forks ND

Summary: * WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 43 below. * WHERE...Lake Of The Woods, North Beltrami, South Beltrami, North Clearwater, and South Clearwater Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CST Monday. * 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:  January 25, 2026, 1:47 pm      Expires:  January 25, 2026, 10:00 pm
Area:  Lake Of The Woods; North Beltrami; North Clearwater; South Beltrami; South Clearwater


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 25 at 1:47PM CST until January 26 at 9:00AM CST by NWS Grand Forks ND

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 39 below. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, northwest, and west central Minnesota and southeast North Dakota. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CST Monday. * IMPACTS...The hazardously cold wind chills as low as 40 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  January 25, 2026, 1:47 pm      Expires:  January 25, 2026, 10:00 pm
Area:  Clay; Hubbard; West Becker; East Becker; Wilkin; West Otter Tail; East Otter Tail; Wadena; Grant; Barnes; Cass; Ransom; Sargent; Richland


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 25 at 1:33PM CST until January 26 at 11:00AM CST by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 35 below expected. * WHERE...Sibley, Carver, Chisago, Isanti, Brown, Nicollet, and Watonwan Counties. * WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to 11 AM CST Monday. * IMPACTS...The very cold wind chills as low as 35 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  January 25, 2026, 1:33 pm      Expires:  January 26, 2026, 1:45 am
Area:  Isanti; Chisago; Sibley; Carver; Brown; Nicollet; Watonwan


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 25 at 1:33PM CST until January 26 at 11:00AM CST by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 40 below expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southwest, and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 11 AM CST Monday. * IMPACTS...The very cold wind chills as low as 40 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  January 25, 2026, 1:33 pm      Expires:  January 26, 2026, 1:45 am
Area:  Douglas; Todd; Morrison; Mille Lacs; Kanabec; Stevens; Pope; Stearns; Benton; Sherburne; Lac Qui Parle; Swift; Chippewa; Kandiyohi; Meeker; Wright; Yellow Medicine; Renville; McLeod; Redwood


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 25 at 1:33PM CST until January 26 at 11:00AM CST by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 35 below expected. * WHERE...Portions of east central, south central, and southeast Minnesota and northwest and west central Wisconsin. * WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to 11 AM CST Monday. * IMPACTS...The very cold wind chills as low as 35 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  January 25, 2026, 1:33 pm      Expires:  January 26, 2026, 1:45 am
Area:  Hennepin; Anoka; Ramsey; Washington; Scott; Dakota; Le Sueur; Rice; Goodhue; Blue Earth; Waseca; Steele; Martin; Faribault; Freeborn; Polk; Barron; Rusk; St. Croix; Pierce; Dunn; Pepin; Chippewa; Eau Claire


Extreme Cold Warning issued January 25 at 1:23PM CST until January 26 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Duluth MN

Summary: * WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 45 degrees below zero. * WHERE...Koochiching, Itasca, Central and North St. Louis Counties. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Bois Forte Band, Nett Lake, Lake Vermilion and, Deer Creek areas. Other locations including Voyageurs National Park. This also includes the Boundary Waters western area. * WHEN...Until noon CST Monday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 45 degrees below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
Severity:  Severe    Effective:  January 25, 2026, 1:23 pm      Expires:  January 26, 2026, 1:30 am
Area:  Koochiching; North St. Louis; North Itasca; Central St. Louis; South Itasca


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 25 at 1:23PM CST until January 26 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Duluth MN

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 40 degrees below zero in northeast Minnesota and as low as 35 degrees below zero in northwest Wisconsin. * WHERE...In Minnesota, Crow Wing, Aitkin, Pine, Cass, Carlton and South St. Louis, Cook and Lake Counties. In Wisconsin, Price, Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Sawyer, and Washburn Counties. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Red Cliff Band, the Bad River Reservation, the northwestern area of the Lac du Flambeau Band, the St. Croix Band in Burnett County, the Fond du Lac Band, the Grand Portage Reservation, the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation and the Mille Lacs Band, Big Sandy Lake, East Lake, Hinckley and, Lena Lake areas. Other locations including the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore and Madeline Island. This also includes the Boundary Waters eastern and central area. * WHEN...Until noon CST Monday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 degrees below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  January 25, 2026, 1:23 pm      Expires:  January 26, 2026, 1:30 am
Area:  Northern Cook/Northern Lake; Southern Lake/North Shore; Southern Cook/North Shore; North Cass; South Cass; Crow Wing; Northern Aitkin; South Aitkin; Carlton/South St. Louis; Pine; Douglas; Bayfield; Ashland; Iron; Burnett; Washburn; Sawyer; Price


The Cold Weather Advisory has been cancelled.

Summary: The Cold Weather Advisory has been cancelled and is no longer in effect.
Severity:  Minor    Effective:  January 25, 2026, 11:30 am      Expires:  January 25, 2026, 11:45 am
Area:  West Polk; Norman; Kittson; Roseau; West Marshall; East Marshall; Pennington; Red Lake; East Polk; Mahnomen


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 25 at 10:43AM CST until January 26 at 9:00AM CST by NWS Aberdeen SD

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 34 below expected. * WHERE...Portions of west central Minnesota and northeast South Dakota. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 9 AM CST Monday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 35 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  January 25, 2026, 10:43 am      Expires:  January 26, 2026, 3:00 am
Area:  Traverse; Big Stone; Brown; Marshall; Roberts; Day; Clark; Codington; Grant; Hamlin; Deuel


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 25 at 1:32AM CST until January 26 at 12:00PM CST by NWS La Crosse WI

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 25 to 35 below expected. * WHERE...Portions of north central and northeast Iowa, southeast Minnesota, and central, north central, southwest, and west central Wisconsin. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to noon CST Monday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 to 35 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  January 25, 2026, 1:32 am      Expires:  January 26, 2026, 12:00 pm
Area:  Mitchell; Howard; Winneshiek; Allamakee; Floyd; Chickasaw; Fayette; Clayton; Wabasha; Dodge; Olmsted; Winona; Mower; Fillmore; Houston; Taylor; Clark; Buffalo; Trempealeau; Jackson; La Crosse; Monroe; Juneau; Adams; Vernon; Crawford; Richland; Grant