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Winter Weather Brings Dangerous Travel Conditions Across the Northern U.S.

Heavy lake effect snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes through early Saturday. Snow squalls with heavy snow and gusty winds will create dangerous travel in the Interior Northeast due to low visibility and slippery roads. A major winter storm will bring moderate to heavy, accumulating snow and gusty winds from the eastern Plains to the western Great Lakes today through Saturday. Read More >

No major changes to our snowfall forecast for today through Saturday. The highest snow amounts are expected in parts of southwest and south central North Dakota, where there could locally be up to 8 inches. But most areas south of a line from Williston to Jamestown are forecast to receive around 2 to 6 inches.
Snow will continue tonight and taper off mid-day Saturday followed by even colder temperatures Saturday night and Sunday. Temperatures will rebound again briefly on Tuesday.