TODAY:  WINDY AND LESS COLD, BUT WITH BLOWING SNOW AND NIPPY WIND CHILLS.   HIGH: LOW 30S,  WIND: SOUTHWEST, TURNING TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST LATE AFTERNOON, BUT GUSTING OVER 25 TO 30 MPH, CREATING SOME BLOWING SNOW AND POOR ROAD CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY ON EAST/WEST ROADS.  SOME FREEZING MIST, MOSTLY ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

TONIGHT:  MOSTLY CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY.  AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE EVENT.  LOW: NEAR 20.  WIND: WEST/NORTHWEST SLOWLY DIMINISHING.

TOMORROW:  PARTLY SUNNY, MILD AND LESS WINDY.  HIGH: LOW 30S.  WIND: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20, GUSTING TO 25 MPH.

FRIDAY:  PARTLY SUNNY AND WINDY WITH SOME FALLING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW.   MORNING LOW: LOW 20S. HIGH: NEAR 33.  WIND: WEST/NORTHWEST  INCREASING TO 35 AND 40 MPH GUSTS.

SATURDAY:  STEADY TEMPS NEAR ZERO.  COLD WIND CHILLS WITH A NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20, GUSTING TO 25 MPH.

SUNDAY AND MONDAY:  NEAR 20 TO 25 BELOW IN THE MORNING,  WITH A SUBZERO HIGH.

TUESDAY: MOSTLY SUNNY AND BREEZY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST.  HIGH: TEENS ABOVE.

THE REST OF NEXT WEEK:  LESS COLD UNTIL THURSDAY, THEN COLD TO FINISH OUT THE MONTH OF JANUARY.