TODAY:  CLOUDY AND WINDY WITH NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE.  WIND: NORTH INCREASING TO 25 TO 35, GUSTING TO 45 ACROSS CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL DAKOTAS. ELSEWHERE 20 TO 30 MPH WINDS. FALLING TEMPERATURES FROM WEST TO EAST TO NEAR 20 BY EVENING.  STEADY TEMPS NEAR 30 ALONG I-29 EASTWARD.

TONIGHT:  SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.  TODAY’S NEW SNOW WILL START TO DRIFT.  POOR RURAL TRAVEL.  LOW IN THE TEENS.  WIND: NORTH/NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 AND GUSTING OVER 40 MPH.

FRIDAY:  LIGHT SNOW ENDING, WINDY WITH COLD WIND CHILLS AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.  HIGH: NEAR 25. WIND: NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

SATURDAY: MOSTLY SUNNY AND COLD.  LOWS: NEAR ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.  HIGH: NEAR 5 TO 10 ABOVE.  WIND: NORTHWEST 10 TO 25 MPH.

SUNDAY:  PARTLY SUNNY AND COLD.  LOW: NEAR 5  BELOW.  HIGH: NEAR 5 ABOVE.

NEXT WEEK:  MOST OF THE WEEK WILL BE SPENT BELOW ZERO.  A FAST MOVING SNOW MAKER MIDWEEK.