Winter weather advisory until 9 a.m. for much of northwest Minnesota

Freezing rain is expected to end early this morning over northwest Minnesota, but not before continued light snow from Warroad to Baudette, leaving totals of 1 to maybe 2 inches, the National Weather Service office in Grand Forks says.

The freezing rain will affect areas from Fosston to Bemidji. Roads are icy and extreme caution is advised.

Impacted counties include Roseau, Lake of the Woods, Beltrami, Clearwater, Red Lake, Pennington, eastern Marshall and eastern Polk.

The winter weather advisory will expire at 9 a.m.

Elsewhere in the region, patches of fog and mist will affect travel, and roads are icy in some locations, the weather service says.

Extended forecast

Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. West northwest wind between 8 and 11 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. West southwest wind around 7 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Southwest wind between 6 and 8 mph.

Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph.

Thursday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 28.

Friday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.

Saturday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29.

Sunday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.

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