Weather Warnings for Minnesota

Issued by the National Weather Service

Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Minnesota
Alerts Updated: January 24, 2026, 7:47 pm  UTC


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 24 at 1:47PM CST until January 25 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Duluth MN

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 30 degrees below zero expected. * WHERE...In Minnesota, Crow Wing, Aitkin, Pine, Koochiching, Cass, Itasca, Carlton, 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 Grand Portage Reservation, the Red Cliff Band, the Bad River Reservation, the St. Croix Band in Burnett County, the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation, the northwestern area of the Lac du Flambeau Band, the Fond du Lac Band, the Mille Lacs Band, Hinckley, Lena Lake, Big Sandy Lake and, East Lake areas and the Bois Forte Band, Deer Creek, Nett Lake and, Lake Vermilion areas. Other locations including Voyageurs National Park, the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore and Madeline Island. The entire Boundary Waters is also included. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to noon CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 degrees below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. Very cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  January 24, 2026, 1:47 pm      Expires:  January 25, 2026, 6:00 am
Area:  Koochiching; North St. Louis; 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; Douglas; Bayfield; Ashland; Iron; Burnett; Washburn; Sawyer; Price


Extreme Cold Warning issued January 24 at 1:11PM CST until January 25 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Grand Forks ND

Summary: * WHAT...For the Extreme Cold Warning, hazardously cold wind chills as low as 50 below. 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 and southeast North Dakota. * WHEN...For the Extreme Cold Warning, until noon CST Sunday. For the Cold Weather Advisory, from noon Sunday to 9 AM CST Monday. * IMPACTS...The hazardously cold wind chills as low as 50 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Hazardously cold conditions occur Saturday evening through Monday morning.
Severity:  Severe    Effective:  January 24, 2026, 1:11 pm      Expires:  January 24, 2026, 9:15 pm
Area:  West Polk; Norman; Kittson; Roseau; Lake Of The Woods; West Marshall; East Marshall; Pennington; Red Lake; East Polk; Mahnomen; Towner; Cavalier; Pembina; Benson; Ramsey; Eastern Walsh County; Eddy; Nelson; Grand Forks; Griggs; Steele; Traill; Western Walsh County


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 24 at 1:11PM CST until January 26 at 9:00AM CST by NWS Grand Forks ND

Summary: * WHAT...For the Extreme Cold Warning, hazardously cold wind chills as low as 50 below. 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 and southeast North Dakota. * WHEN...For the Extreme Cold Warning, until noon CST Sunday. For the Cold Weather Advisory, from noon Sunday to 9 AM CST Monday. * IMPACTS...The hazardously cold wind chills as low as 50 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Hazardously cold conditions occur Saturday evening through Monday morning.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  January 24, 2026, 1:11 pm      Expires:  January 24, 2026, 9:15 pm
Area:  West Polk; Norman; Kittson; Roseau; Lake Of The Woods; West Marshall; East Marshall; Pennington; Red Lake; East Polk; Mahnomen; Towner; Cavalier; Pembina; Benson; Ramsey; Eastern Walsh County; Eddy; Nelson; Grand Forks; Griggs; Steele; Traill; Western Walsh County


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 24 at 1:11PM CST until January 26 at 9:00AM 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 southeast North Dakota. * WHEN...Until 9 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. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Hazardously cold conditions occur Saturday evening through Monday morning.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  January 24, 2026, 1:11 pm      Expires:  January 24, 2026, 9:15 pm
Area:  Clay; North Beltrami; North Clearwater; South Beltrami; South Clearwater; Hubbard; West Becker; East Becker; Wilkin; West Otter Tail; East Otter Tail; Wadena; Grant; Barnes; Cass; Ransom; Sargent; Richland