WIND CHILL ADVISORY THROUGH NOON FOR NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA, NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2, BUT COLD WIND CHILLS FOR THE ENTIRE AREA TODAY.

TODAY:  DECREASING CLOUDS, FALLING TEMPERATURES, COLD WIND CHILLS.   TEMPERATURE NEAR ZERO BY EVENING, WIND CHILLS TEENS AND 20S BELOW MOST OF THE DAY.  WIND: NORTHWEST 10 TO 25, GUSTING TO 30 MPH.

OVERNIGHT: RISING TEMPERATURES WITH LIGHT SNOW.  LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND.   AS MUCH AS 4 INCHES ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 200,  LESS THAN AN INCH SOUTH OF I-94.

TUESDAY:  SNOW ENDING MID MORNING, THEN BECOMING SUNNY AND WINDY.   SOME BLOWING SNOW AFTERNOON AND EVENING.   HIGH: TEENS,  WIND: LIGHT SOUTHEAST, TURNING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

WEDNESDAY THROUGH CHRISTMAS EVE:  MILD TEMPERATURES WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW, ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT, THURSDAY NIGHT AND CHRISTMAS EVE.   HIGHS: 20S WEDNESDAY, LOW 30S BY FRIDAY.  WIND: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH

CHRISTMAS DAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK:  SUNNY TO PARTLY SUNNY AND COLD. PERIODS OF SNOW, BUT NO STORMS EXPECTED. HIGHS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.  LOWS: 5 TO 10 BELOW.