More winter weather is on it's way across the northern plains and midwest... A slow moving trough of low pressure is set to push east-southeast across the region over the next several days, bringing a prolonged snow event. Some places could see as much as 6-8 inches by Friday, but these areas should primarily be over Minnesota and points east-southeast of there. Around here, we could possibly see 5-7 inches by Friday. Accumulations could vary, however, given uncertainties in the models.

The Grand Forks NWS dropped the Winter Storm Watch early this morning, however is continuing the Winter Weather Advisory for the area:
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
FRIDAY.

OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND
NORTHWEST THROUGH WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA FOR THE REST OF TODAY THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO
RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. IN
ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT
AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE
OR LESS AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY.

A SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CAUSE THE PROLONGED PERIOD
OF SNOW. EXPECT SNOW RATES TO DECREASE BY FRIDAY AS THE LOW
WEAKENS...ALTHOUGH LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.
Updated: 11:19 AM CST