Expect an inch or two of new snow tonight. But the main concern for the next 12 to 18 hours is blowing and drifting snow, initiated by northerly winds between 20 and 30 mph that will chase wind chills downward, toward 25 below zero, the National Weather Service office in Grand Forks says.
A winter weather advisory is in effect from 6 tonight until 6 a.m. Wednesday for the northern Red River Valley counties.
A trough of low pressure that works into the Upper Midwest by Wednesday a.m. will be the culprit.
Wind gusts will result in blowing and drifting snow and drastically reduced visibilities.
The advisory area includes Grand Forks, Devils Lake, Langdon, Mayville and Pembina, N.D.; and East Grand Forks, Crookston, Red Lake Falls, Roseau and Thief River Falls, Minn.
The NWS forecast:
Late afternoon: Periods of snow. Steady temperature around 17. North northeast wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tonight: Snow likely with areas of blowing snow, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -19. North northwest wind between 11 and 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -19. North northwest wind between 10 and 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -26. North northwest wind around 9 mph.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near -1. North northwest wind between 9 and 11 mph.
Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -18.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 7.
Friday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -1.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 21.
Saturday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29.
Sunday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.
Monday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.
They canceled all that nasty weather. We have been cold….negative 20 and such, but no snow and a lot of wind.
Not too bad.
oh nice, -20. Well good for you.