Dangerous wind chills have prompted the National Weather Service to issue a wind chill advisory for the Red River Valley through Friday morning.
In addition, the weather service issued an extreme cold advisory for a large swath of northwestern Minnesota.
"An arctic air mass combined with the wind will produce wind chill values of minus-25 to minus-40," the weather service said on its website.
Calm conditions are expected for a brief time tonight before winds in-crease from the southeast.
The advisory issued lasts until 9 a.m. Friday.
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There is a chance for light snow throughout the region Friday, with some areas of southeast North Dakota and west central Minnesota picking up to an inch.
The region could see more snow on Sunday, according to the weather service.
An extreme cold warning has been issued for a large part of northwestern Minnesota from 9 tonight to 9 a.m. Friday.
A high pressure system will move into area, allowing air temperatures to rapidly fall. The weather service said temps could dip between minus-30 and minus-35.
