WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST HALF OF MINNESOTA

WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST HALF OF MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA

Snowfall amounts expected are: 1 to 3 across east central North and South Dakota. 2 to 4 in southeast North Dakota, 4 to 7 inches eastern Minnesota

Tonight
Rain likely, possibly mixing with snow after midnight, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday
Light snow in the morning, moderate snow after noon.. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 31. Windy, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Thursday Night
Snow likely. Blowing snow, reduced visibility and poor rural travel likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 25 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Friday
Snow, mainly before noon. Significant blowing snow, especially across far southeast North Dakota, Minnesota and northeast South Dakota. Cloudy, with a high near 25. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. North northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. North northwest wind around 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.