Well, the winds are gusting once again tonight across the northern plains... and we're expecting more winter weather overnight. A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued across parts of Eastern ND and Northwestern MN through 12pm Sunday, where on-going rain-showers will switch over to wet snow; possibly accumulating 1 to 3 inches:

"LOOK FOR WET SNOW OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TO FALL OVERNIGHT ...ENDING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...HIGHEST IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN. WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO THE FREEZING MARK ICY SPOTS WILL FORM ON BRIDGES AND OVER PASSES. NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 MPH AT TIMES TONIGHT ALSO MAKING FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS."

Winter Storm Warnings are up for parts of Northwestern MN as well, where heavier snows may occur. These areas will be closer to the track of the surface low, and where deformation will enhance local snowfall rates:

"RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE EVENING WITH WET SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6 INCHES WILL OCCUR IN THE BAUDETTE AND WASKISH AREAS...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES FROM ROSEAU TO THIEF RIVER FALLS...BEMIDJI AND PARK RAPIDS. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THIS IS THE FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON SO MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY AS TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO NEAR THE FREEZING MARK."

If any accumulating snow occurs, I'll snap some pictures when I get up in the A.M.!

More later...