2-7-18 Northern Plains: Targeting multiple rounds of wintry weather heading into late week…widespread accumulating snow? Details here! B.

Today’s video (6:00):

A mix of snow showers and freezing drizzle ~30% possible across western South Dakota possible late tonight into early Thursday morning:

A moderate to heavy snow band is forecast to work west to east Thursday morning through late Thursday night across western/southern North Dakota, South Dakota and the southern half of Minnesota. Temps will be in the teens to single digits so this will be a very dry, high-ratio snow lacking a lot of moisture:

Can’t rule out mixed precipitation keep things slick across western/southern South Dakota Thursday night supported by our upper level atmospheric soundings:

Our latest thoughts on snowfall accumulation through Friday…given the high ratio nature of this snow it’ll be able to accumulate pretty easily:

Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have questions! Have a great rest of your Wednesday!