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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 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 /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z THURSDAY/

Issued at 517 PM CST Wed Jan 14 2026

Intermittent MVFR ceilings are going to be the main aviation impact for the next 6 hours, with more widespread MVFR to IFR ceilings after 12z.

A front is moving through stretching from MOT to BIS and is moving eastward. MVFR ceilings accompany this front with a 30% chance for snow at any TAF site it crosses. Impacts to visibility should remain minimal and keep flight categories at worst MVFR.

As we progress towards 12z and onward, winds will shift to the northwest and be accompanied by increasing probability for precipitation (particularly in northwest Minnesota). More widespread impacts to flight categories from MVFR to IFR ceilings will be expected to develop for all TAF sites. Visibility reductions will be greatest at TVF and BJI where snowfall is most likely to fall after 18z. By the end of the TAF period, expect at least all TAF sites to be MVFR.

FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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

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