SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO) —Good morning KELOLAND! A fresh coating of snow from yesterday and last night is leaving a few slick spots on area roads. Make sure you slow down and watch for those snow and icy patches, especially on the lesser traveled roadways.
You can see the loop of the radar in the video below. A few flurries are still moving across northeastern SD early this morning.
Snow totals are generally coming in between 1 and 3 inches north of Sioux Falls.
The next weather system will quickly arrive from the northwest tonight. Ahead of the clipper, highs today will range from the lower 20s in the northeast, to the mid 40s in the southwest. Expect a batch of mixed precipitation to develop late tonight in northwest South Dakota, spreading to the southeast through daybreak tomorrow morning. Temperatures will be rising as a general rule across KELOLAND, resulting in mixed modes of precipitation. Areas of rain, freezing rain, sleet and and snow are all possible.
The total amounts are still expected to stay light. However, it never takes much freezing rain to produce slick conditions.
Snow totals will generally stay in the “nuisance” range, although the far northeast could see some totals of 3-4″. Remember, strong winds will be a developing factor through the day, so we anticipate there will be areas of blowing and drifting snow.
You can see the wind forecast on the video below. The strongest northwest gusts are forecast in central SD, with a general wind forecast of 30-45 mph.
Behind the front, the weather will be colder to start the weekend. There is a slight chance of snow Friday night along with another small disturbance on Monday. Don’t expect much from these systems.
Here are the details of the forecast.
