Sioux Falls, SD (KELO AM) - The weather will be changing rapidly Saturday, as an arctic front with strong winds and light snow will move through the area. High temperatures in the 20’s on Saturday will give way to below zero lows Saturday night and wind chills approaching 35 below zero will occur. Temperatures on Sunday will be around zero.
A Wind Chill Advisory will be in effect from 9 p.m. Saturday through noon on Sunday.
Just to the south and east of the immediate Sioux Falls area, a Winter Weather Advisory will be in effect from 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon until 6 a.m. Sunday morning. One to three inches of snow will fall and be blown around by winds up to 40 mile an hour. The heavier accumulations will fall further to the south and east of Sioux Falls.
The cold will stay through mid-week before moderating.
It could be worse. Parts of northern and east central North Dakota are under a Winter Storm Warning through Saturday morning. They could see up to ten inches of snow.