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KEY MESSAGES

- Snow, strong winds, and blowing snow, will lead to intermittent whiteout conditions Thursday night into Friday. Visibility will be sharply reduced where bands of heavy snow develop. Travel will be impacted late Thursday night into early Friday morning.

- Wind chill values fall into the range of -40 to -30 degrees Saturday and Sunday mornings.

UPDATE

Issued at 1000 PM CST Wed Jan 14 2026

Warm air advection continues to increase this evening over eastern North Dakota however saturation has been a struggle based on webcams and observations, so snow hasn't quite made it to the surface. There remains the expectation for eventual saturation as the wave approaches northwest Minnesota, but impacts remain expected to be mild as accumulations of a few tenths remains the forecast.

UPDATE Issued at 652 PM CST Wed Jan 14 2026

Weather remains quiet this evening as we await warm air advection pushing into the region overnight. Snow is still expected this evening in some locations, particularly northwest Minnesota, but with very limited impacts thanks to lack of accumulations expected (generally a few tenths).

..Wind Chills as low as -40 degrees Saturday and Sunday Mornings

Arctic air continues to surge into the Northern Plains heading into Saturday morning, with northwest winds in the 15-25 mph range through at least mid morning. Surface temps are expected to remain below zero in many areas through the day, then fall into the teens below zero Saturday night. Winds will diminish, however, with colder temps in place, wind chill values are still expected to fall as low as -35 degrees.

AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY/

Issued at 1116 PM CST Wed Jan 14 2026

A front will continue to push eastward early this morning shifting winds to more southerly. Some snow may accompany this although limited saturation limits the probability to 30%, hence the PROB30 groups at the start of the TAF period. Sites may become briefly MVFR but should for the most part remain VFR.

As we progress through the morning, winds from the south will increase and eventually become westerly by late morning and early afternoon from west to east. Light snow is possible in northwest Minnesota just ahead of this front which may reduce visibility at times. Warm temperatures and lighter snowfall rates should keep visibilities MVFR at worst. Ceilings where this snow will be most likely will at least become MVFR with the potential for some areas becoming IFR. By 00z, most, if not all, TAF sites should become MVFR as a second and stronger front pushes southward. Snow showers with this one could be more widespread and with temperatures quickly falling, blowing snow and falling snow could reduce visibility to IFR and LIFR at times. There is the potential for VLIFR conditions to arise if snowfall rates become heavy enough, but the greatest chance for this will be after the TAF period. Winds will continue to remain high through the end of the TAF period and beyond.

FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

ND...None. MN...None.