Sunday,  Dec. 29, 2013 • Vol. 16--No. 166 • 7 of 30

Dangerously Cold In The Northern Plains on Sunday

• Much colder air is expected in the northern Plains on Sunday with temperatures expected to be 10 to 30 degrees below normal. A large portion of North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota will be below zero Sunday morning. Some locations will have air temperatures between -20F and -30F with wind chills ranging from -30F to -45F.
Today: Much colder. Mostly cloudy early in the morning then clearing. Highs around 5 below. West winds 5 to 15 mph. Lowest wind chill readings 25 below to 35 below zero in the morning.
Tonight: Partly cloudy in the eve

Yesterday's Weather
High: 31.2°F at 12:14 PM
Low: -6.4°F at 11:50 PM
Wind Chill: -33.4 at 11:55 PM
High Gust: 42 mph at 4:50 PM
Precip: 0.00 Trace Snow
Snow for the season: 11.00

Record High: 59° in 1999
Record Low:  -35° in 1917
Average High: 23°F
Average Low: 3°F
Average Precip in Dec.:  0.46
Precip to date in Dec.: 0.41
Average Precip to date: 21.66
Precip Year to Date: 18.45
Sunset Tonight: 4:59 p.m.
Sunrise Tomorrow: 8:13 a.m.

ning...then mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of light snow after midnight. Lows around 10 below. Temperature steady or slowly rising after midnight. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Wind chill readings 20 below to 30 below zero.
Monday: Mostly cloudy. Light snow likely in the morning...then a slight chance of light snow in the afternoon. Snow accumulation around 1 inch. Highs 5 to 10 above. East winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north in the afternoon. Chance of snow 70 percent.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of light snow after midnight. Lows around 15 below. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Wind chill readings 15 below to 25 below zero.
Tuesday: Light snow likely. Accumulations possible. Highs near zero. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 60 percent. Wind chill readings 15 below to 25 below zero.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light snow. Lows around 15 below. Wind chill readings 15 below to 25 below zero.
New Years Day: Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of light snow. Highs near zero. Lowest wind chill readings 15 below to 25 below zero in the morning.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light snow. Lows around 10 below.
Thursday: Partly sunny. Highs zero to 5 above.

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