A powerful arctic front is bringing dangerous wind chills of 30 to 40 below to the region today.
A National Weather Service winter weather advisory for blowing snow and dangerous wind chills remains in effect until noon today for eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota. A wind chill advisory will be in effect from noon until 6 p.m.
Northwest winds of 15-25 mph will produce blowing and drifting snow throughout the Red River Valley and Devils Lake basin this morning, especially in open areas. Visibility will be reduced to less than a mile in some places.
Winds are expected to slowly dissipate this afternoon, but air temperatures will still fall into the teens below zero.
Those traveling are asked to wear warm winter clothing and carry a winter survival kit.
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The cold temperatures and wind chill make frostbite and hypothermia possible for exposed skin.
Here is the National Weather Service forecast for Grand Forks for the next week:
TODAY: Areas of blowing snow before noon. Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -14 by 4pm. Wind chill values as low as -35. Northwest wind between 8 and 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
TONIGHT: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around -19. Wind chill values as low as -41. West northwest wind at 11 mph becoming south southeast.
FRIDAY: A 40 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 4. Wind chill values as low as -41. South southeast wind between 6 and 11 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -20. South southwest wind between 4 and 7 mph becoming calm.
SATURDAY: Partly sunny, with a high near 0. Calm wind becoming north between 10 and 13 mph.
SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12.
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SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 7.
SUNDAY NIGHT: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2.
MONDAY: Scattered flurries. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14.
MONDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.
TUESDAY: Partly sunny, with a high near 16.
TUESDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.
WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14.
