Saturday,  January 189 2013 • Vol. 13--No. 184 • 18 of 42 •  Other Editions

Ground Blizzard Conditions Expected in the Northern Plains Saturday

• A strong cold front will push into the north central U.S. on Saturday, bringing frigid temperatures and snow to the area. Wind gusts up to 50 mph in the wake of the front will lead to blowing snow and greatly reduced visibility across portions of North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. Dangerously cold wind chills of -25 to -45 degrees will develop early Sunday into Monday.
• Today: Windy. Partly sunny. Scat

Yesterday's Weather
High:  39.3°F
Low: 26.2°F
High Gust: 24 mph 
Precip: 0.00

Record High: 60° in 1921
Record Low:  -36° in 1943
Average High: 22°F
Average Low: 1°F
Average Precip in Jan.:  0.30
Precip to date in Jan.: 0.00
Average Precip to date: 0.30
Precip Year to Date: 0.00
Sunset Tonight: 5:23 p.m.
Sunrise Tomorrow: 8:06 a.m.

tered flurries in the morning. Highs in the lower 30s. Temperature falling into the mid single digits in the afternoon. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 50 mph. Lowest wind chill readings 16 below to 26 below zero in the afternoon.
• Tonight: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 5 below. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph in the evening. Wind chill readings 18 below to 28 below zero.
• Sunday: Much colder. Mostly cloudy. Light snow likely in the morning. Little or no snow accumulation. Highs zero to 5 above. Temperature steady or slowly falling in the afternoon. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 60 percent. Wind chill readings 22 below to 32 below zero.
• Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows around 15 below. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
• Martin Luther King Jr Day: Partly sunny. Highs around 5 below. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
• Monday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows around 15 below.
• Tuesday: Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light snow. Highs 5 to 10 above.
• Tuesday Night And Wednesday: Mostly cloudy. Lows around 5 below. Highs around 15.
• Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows 5 to 10 above.
• Thursday And Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light snow. Highs around 20. Lows around 5 below.

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