Today: Periods of freezing rain before noon, then periods of snow. Widespread blowing snow after noon. Temperature falling to around 26 by 5pm. Blustery, with a north wind between 22 and 29 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.
Tonight: Periods of snow with widespread blowing snow, mainly before midnight. Low around 16. Blustery, with a north northwest wind between 23 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible. 
BTW No school today in 56572. If you get very bored at home today, you can always check out The Blotter. The Detroit Lakes District of the Minnesota State Patrol is advising no travel in the area.The Patrol says roads are icy and in poor condition. The no-travel advisory includes all highways around Moorhead to Motley as well as Interstate 94 from Moorhead to Alexandria.
Listening to the scanner, it is obvious that this is becoming an emergency situation and that only emergency personnel need be outside. We do not need to add to their workload. Sanding trucks are sliding off the highways, their sanders freezing up, without chains you cannot move. Thirty minutes ago my neighbor the local doctor went into the ditch out here trying to get to the clinic. The rain and wind have picked up in the last few minutes. How much longer before the power lines fall? Promise me none of you will venture out in this? When the lights go out my mobile number is 218-329-6350. Stay safe...see you when the power is restored. 915 am update: Ice pellets and heavy sleet, 29.8 degrees. 1000 am update : roads are turning white from the sleet. 1230 pm update: things worsen:
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED......BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR BARNES...CASS...RANSOM...SARGENT...CASS...RICHLAND...WILKIN AND CLAY COUNTIES UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY.CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS INCREASE AND SNOW INCREASES. THE MIXED SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO TRANSITION OVER TO HEAVY SNOW THIS AFTERNOON WITH SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TONIGHT. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN MOST AREAS. WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 45 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINDS COMBINED WITH THE WEIGHT OF ICE ON POWER LINES AND TREES WILL CAUSE DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREES SO THE PUBLIC IS ASKED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION.AUTHORITIES ADVISE NO TRAVEL.
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