Today it will be mostly cloudy, with scattered flurries. It was 34 degrees at 8:30 a.m. Temperatures are expected to fall throughout the day to the high teens and low twenties. Winds will be from west northwest at about 9 to 11 mph with gusts as high as 18 mph according to the National Weather Service.
Tonight will be partly cloudy with scattered flurries with lows near 13.
Saturday expect mostly cloudy with highs near 29 and lows near 15.
Saturday night there is a 30 percent chance of snow.
Sunday there is a 30 percent chance of snow, mostly cloudy with highs near 24. It is expected to be blustery, with west northwest winds between 18 and 25 mph and gusts as high as 40 mph.
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Road conditions
Driving conditions in northeastern North Dakota are reported to be in fair to difficult conditions. In northwestern Minnesota roads are reported to be in fair to difficult condition.
The traffic speeds should be reduced in areas where there is snow and icy conditions, especially when passing on the roadways.
North Dakota highways
-- I-29 Good.
-- US-2 Frost from Ray to White Earth Rest Area.
-- US-81 Scattered snow Manvel to Joliette.
-- US-281 Good. -- ND-5 Frost from west of Junction 20 to Osnabrock Corner turnoff.
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-- ND-200 Scattered ice from Junction 85 to Dodge and frost from Dodge to Junction 83, Underwood to Turtle Lake.
Minnesota highways
-- Northwestern counties of Minnesota report that road conditions are in fair to difficult condition. Use caution when traveling in areas where there is snow and icy patches, especially when passing vehicles.
Weather info
The following is a list of contact points for weather information in North Dakota and Minnesota:
IN NORTH DAKOTA
-- Call 511, a telephone number developed by Meridian Environmental Technologies of Grand Forks that gives comprehensive weather and road information for the state and beyond.
-- Call (866) 696-3511 if your cell phone provider won't allow you to use the 511 system.
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-- Call STAR 2121 or (701) 328-8100 with your cell phone to reach North Dakota State Radio, another option to notify authorities of mishaps.
Weather information also can be found online at:
-- http://www.crh.noaa.gov/fgf
-- www.dot.nd.gov/road-map/travel.html
IN MINNESOTA
-- Call 511
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