National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

Winds will continue to decrease through the evening hours, with a cold night ahead tonight. A seasonably cool pattern will be in place into next week. A system early next week will bring periods of rain to the region, spreading southwest to northeast Monday through Monday night, then east through the day Tuesday. During the nighttime period Monday night and morning hours Tuesday, rain may mix with or change over to snow at times, and the first snowflakes of the season may be observed over parts of region. Warm ground temperatures would limit the potential for accumulations due to the light nature of any snowfall that could occur. There is a medium chance for a light dusting of snow on grassy or elevated surfaces Monday night and Tuesday morning mainly west of the Red River Valley.