GRAND FORKS, N.D. (NWS) – An early season winter storm will impact portions of the Dakotas into northwest Minnesota Wednesday night through Friday.

THE FOLLOWING IS A FORECAST FROM i3G METEOROLOGIST MICK KJAR

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THIS MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA FOR FREEZING RAIN

BLIZZARD WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT FOR EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SOUTHWESTWARD INTO NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA TO NORTHEAST MONTANA

WINTER STORM WATCH ELSEWHERE FOR THE REGION

TODAY: RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA, MIXED PRECIP ELSEWHERE. FALLING TEMPS AND INCREASING NORTH WIND. ICE ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. LOW 20S BY EVENING. WIND: NORTH 15 TO 30 MPH

TONIGHT: FREEZING RAIN, SLEET AND SNOW, WITH SNOW ACCUMULATION CENTRAL DAKOTAS. TEMPS STEADY TO FALLING FROM THE LOW 20S TO THE TEENS. WIND: INCREASING TO 20 TO 40 MPH IN SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

TOMORROW: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW, HEAVIEST SNOW OF 10 TO 12 INCHES IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST PART OF NORTH DAKOTA INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, ELSEWHERE 3 TO 6 INCHES, BUT A NORTH WIND 35 TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL ISSUES ACROSS THE REGION.

TOMORROW NIGHT: SNOW CONTINUES BUT DIMINISHES, WIND CONTINUES, OUT OF THE NORTH/NORTHWEST 25 TO 40+ MPH.

FRIDAY: WINDY AND COLD, LIGHT SNOW ENDING, BLOWING SNOW CONTINUING. LOW: 10. HIGH: 15. WIND: NORTH/NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH

THIS WEEKEND: PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY AND COLD. LOWS: SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO. HIGH: TEENS.