SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Last night’s snow, while it didn’t accumulate all that much, was still quite the nuisance in the morning…as the commute was rather icy at times. Thankfully, a mid-March sun angle and milder temperatures help melt it away quickly.
We’ll stay pretty quiet as we head through the rest of the evening and into the night with partly to at times mostly clear skies. We’ll even start the day on Thursday with a quiet morning. By the afternoon, rain moves into the region with temperatures briefly spiking into the 50s and 60s in many areas.
Along the way, it is going to become VERY windy across KELOLAND. High wind warnings are in place for western and portions of southern KELOLAND until 10 pm CDT/9 pm MDT Thursday. This extends as far east as Tripp County. High wind warnings are also in effect for central, eastern, and northeastern KELOLAND through the early morning hours on Friday. High wind watches are in place for extreme SE South Dakota and NW Iowa. This watch is also in effect overnight Thursday through the early morning hours of Friday.
Gusts may reach and exceed 70 to even 80 mph at times, given the environment we’ll have in place…giving flashbacks of the high wind event from December 18th. Take all necessary precautions.
Beyond the wind, Friday does feature a chance for some snow showers in central and western KELOLAND while areas to the east remain quiet. That changes as we head into the weekend outlook, which continues to be rather interesting.
Low pressure will makes its move Saturday into Sunday, sending rain and snow into the region, with the former more likely at first to the southeast before switching to snow early on Sunday. Several inches of snow are likely at this point, with higher probability north of Sioux Falls. Keep an eye out for updates.
We’ll quiet down and warm up as we head into the first half of next week, though we do start off on a chilly note next Monday…