Thursday,  October 4, 2012 • Vol. 13--No. 79 • 12 of 35 •  Other Editions

Early Season Winter Storm Moving into the Upper Midwest

An early-season winter storm that brought record snows to Montana today will strengthen and move into the Upper Midwest tonight and tomorrow. Snow is forecast to move into northwest Minnesota overnight. Strong winds are also forecast with this system with blowing and drifting snow possible. Maximum total accumulations approaching 12 inches are forecast by Thursday night.

• Today: Windy. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of light snow in the morning. A

Yesterday's Weather
High:  70.2°F at 4:08 PM
Low: 43.1°F at 11:35 PM 
High Gust: 35 mph  at 10:09 PM
Rain:  0.00

Record High: 93° in 1975
Record Low:  13° in 1894
Average High: 64°F
Average Low: 38°F
Average Precip in Oct..:  0.25
Precip to date in Oct.: 0.06
Average Precip to date: 18.73
Precip Year to Date: 11.93
Sunset Tonight: 7:07 p.m.
Sunrise Tomorrow: 7:38 a.m.

slight chance of light rain in the late morning and afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
• Tonight: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
• Friday: Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
• Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light.
• Saturday: Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
• Saturday Night And Sunday: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper 50s.
• Sunday Night And Columbus Day: Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s.
• Monday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.

• Tuesday And Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Lows in the lower 30s.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.

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