WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MID DAY INTO THE OVERNIGHT FOR GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS

TODAY:  MILD MORNING WITH TEMPS RISING TO NEAR 30 BY NOON, THEN A WIND SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST AND DECREASING TEMPERATURES WITH INCREASING WINDS.   NORTHWEST WIND INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 MPH, WITH HIGHER GUSTS, WILL CREATE ZERO VISIBILITY IN RURAL AREAS.  WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO 30 BELOW.

OVERNIGHT:  STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO TOMORROW.  IMPOSSIBLE AND DANGEROUS RURAL TRAVEL.  LOW: 10 BELOW.  WIND: GUSTING TO 55 MPH OUT OF THE NORTHWEST,   30S AND 40S BELOW WIND CHILLS.

WEDNESDAY:  SUNNY AND COLD WITH COLD WIND CHILLS.   HIGH: 5 BELOW.  WIND: DECREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH.  WIND CHILLS NEAR 40 BELOW MOST OF THE DAY.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT:  CLEAR AND COLD.  LOW NEAR 25 BELOW.

THURSDAY:  SUNNY AND COLD.  HIGH: NEAR 5 BELOW.   WIND TURNS LIGHT SOUTHERLY LATE DAY.

FRIDAY:  MORNING LOW NEAR 10 BELOW.  HIGH: UPPER 20S WITH AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT SNOW, MEASURABLE.

THIS WEEKEND:  QUIETLY COLD, WITH MORE SNOW SUNDAY.