TODAY:  CLOUDY WITH LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING, THEN  CLEARING THIS AFTERNOON.   NEARLY STEADY TO SLOWLY FALLING TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE DAY WITH A LIGHT NORTH WIND.

TONIGHT: CLEAR AND COLD.   LOW ZERO TO 5 BELOW, WIND TURNING LIGHT SOUTHERLY.

TUESDAY:  SUNNY MORNING THEN CLOUDY WITH LIGHT SNOW AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.   A COUPLE INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE DAKOTAS, BUT SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND MUCH OF MINNESOTA 2 TO 4 INCHES OR MORE FURTHER SOUTH.   TUESDAY HIGH: 15 TO 20, SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH

WEDNESDAY:  PARTLY SUNNY AND BREEZY.  HIGH IN THE TEENS.  NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 25 MPH

THURSDAY, NEW YEARS EVE DAY AND FRIDAY NEW YEARS DAY:  MOSTLY SUNNY, HIGHS NEAR 20.  LOWS: ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.

THE WEEKEND:  MOSTLY SUNNY, HIGHS 25 TO 30.  LOWS IN THE TEENS.