12-19-17 Northern Plains Regional Forecast: Snow chances followed by brutal cold by the weekend through next week. N.

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Winter Storm WATCH across northwest North Dakota…including Crosby, Williston, Minot, and Bottineau from late tonight through early Thursday.  5-8″ of snow expected here.  

Latest timing of the snow….snow “streaks” in from west to east across North Dakota after midnight and and builds east across Minnesota through early Thursday. 

Another round of snow will impact southern parts of the area on Thursday.  Models continue to trend less and less impressive with the snow here.

We like this 72 hour snowfall map:

Expecting bitter, dangerously cold air to settle in throughout Christmas weekend and next week.  Lows of -30º being forecast for northern Minnesota early next week!  Coldest period looks to come from Christmas Eve through Tuesday.