SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Here comes the cold and wind, flavored with a little snow!
A wind chill advisory is in effect for parts of central and eastern South Dakota from noon today through noon tomorrow.
Weatherology meteorologist Micheal Karow says a strong arctic cold front is moving in.
But, Karow says the wicked cold won’t last long. Temperatures are supposed to rebound into the 30s this weekend
Weather.com says the temperature in Sioux Falls will peak at 32 degrees at 10 a.m. then gradually fall through the day to -9 at midnight. It will continue to fall until it hits -13 at 8 a.m. tomorrow, then gradually rising again to 32 degrees around 5 p.m. Friday.
But that’s later this week.
Right now, a major cold front blew through the Capitol City, causing temps to plunge more than 15 degrees in less than an hour with no bottom in sight. Local winds are sustained at more than 20 mph gusting to over 35.
Forecasts call for winds to increase throughout the day as temperatures dip well below zero overnight into Thursday. The combination will bring dangerous wind chills to most of the region before returning to more seasonal conditions by the end of the week.
KELO Radio’s Bill Zortman reported an 11-degree temperature drop in about 12 minutes between Sioux Falls and Watertown around 7:30 a.m. today. He said there were numerous snowplows heading south on I-29 ahead of the cold front and traffic was moving slowly.
Already last night, KELO.com News received a traveler’s report that visibility was limited on I-29 north of Brookings.
Stay tuned to KELO Radio for the latest on this mid-winter cold snap.
(Kristin Hergert, KELO.com News, Patrick Callahan, SDBA, and Jody Heemstra, DRG News, contributed to this report.
