Winter Weather in Pipestone, Minnesota

Winter Weather January 18, 2026 · Pipestone, Minnesota

What the National Weather Service wrote

Despite snowfall of only a few tenths of an inch, northwest winds gusted as high as 45 to 55 mph and produced periodic near-blizzard conditions, with visibility briefly as low as one-quarter to one-half mile near Trosky at times of light snowfall.

The wider storm

A secondary arctic frontal zone crashed southeast across the region with yet another increase in winds, spotty light snowfall, and areas of blowing snow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1315240. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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