FARGO - Bitterly cold wind chills this morning are expected to put on repeat performances tonight and Wednesday, and a cold snap is forecast to hang around through the weekend.
The National Weather Service has a wind chill advisory in effect until 9 a.m. today for eastern North Dakota and west-central and northwestern Minnesota. Northerly winds around 10 mph are expected to produce wind chills of 25 to 40 below zero.
Today's forecast calls for a 20 percent chance of snow after noon and a high near 6 below with wind chill values as low as 32 below. Temperatures are expected to dip to 15 below tonight.
Wednesday is expected to bring partly sunny skies with a high near 4 and wind chill values as low as 34 below. There's a 20 percent chance of snow showers Wednesday night, with a low around 6 below and wind chill values as low as 26 below.
Here's the NWS forecast for the remainder of the week:
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Thursday: Partly sunny with a high near 4 below. Northwest wind between 13 and 16 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday night: Partly cloudy with a low around 21 below.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 0.
Friday night: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy with a low around 4 below.
Saturday: Partly sunny with a high near 3.
Saturday night: Mostly cloudy with a low around 12 below.
Sunday: Sunny with a high near 7.
Sunday night: A slight chance of snow. Cloudy with a low around 1 below.
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Monday: Partly sunny with a high near 19.
