Today will be mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms, but the weather is looking great for the upcoming weekend.

A system to our south will bring clouds and a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon into this evening. The best chance of rain will be from Sioux Falls to the south and east. As of right now, the severe threat is very low with increasing potential for severe weather south of our KSFY coverage area across portions of Iowa and Nebraska. The wind will be fairly light today with high temperatures reaching the upper 60s this afternoon.

Further north and west there will be more sunshine and that means warmer temperatures. Highs will reach the low to mid 70s across much of central and northern South Dakota today.

After today, it’ll be smooth sailin’ through the weekend. There will be plenty of sunshine with highs in the upper 70s to low 80s on Friday and Saturday, slightly cooler highs in the low to mid 70s by Sunday. The dry, mild weather pattern will continue into early next week.

Another winter storm system will bring rain, freezing rain and snow Tuesday night through Wednesday of this week. Depending on when rain changes to snow, accumulation amounts of 2 to 5 inches or more will be possible in Sioux Falls. Higher amounts are likely across parts of northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota. Strong wind gusts of 25 to 35 mph will accompany the system, creating areas of blowing snow. A Winter Storm Watch is in effect from Tuesday night through Wednesday evening for extreme southeastern South Dakota and much of northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. Some cities included in the watch: Sioux City, Sioux Center, Rock Rapids, Worthington, Windom, Jackson, and the Lake Okoboji area. Sioux Falls is not included in the watch at this time, but it is right on the western edge. Stay tuned for updates.

For specifics on the watch, warning and advisory situation for your region, check out our weather app or our KSFY.com weather alerts page.

The latest Watches, Warnings and Advisories

A dangerous – I’ll even call it historic – winter storm will sweep across the region today, tonight and tomorrow bringing over a foot of snow and wind gusts to between 40 and 50 mph. A Blizzard Warning is in effect for most of South Dakota and large portions of Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska through tomorrow and into tomorrow night. White-out blizzard conditions are likely across central, western and northern South Dakota today with snow developing in Sioux Falls and across eastern South Dakota, southwestern Minnesota and northwestern Iowa this evening.

For specifics on the watch, warning and advisory situation for your region, check out our weather app or our <a href=”http://www.ksfy.com/weather/alerts“>weather alerts page</a>. Here’s a breakdown by region:

<b><u>Sioux Falls</u></b>

<b><i>A Blizzard Warning is in effect from 7 PM this evening through 7 PM Saturday.</i></b>

Rain and scattered thunderstorms are likely today. Rain will change to snow this evening with heavy snow and strong wind likely through the night tonight. Heavy snow and strong wind gusts will continue through Saturday into Saturday night. Total snow accumulation 10 to 15 inches or more. 40 to 50 mph wind gusts will create blowing snow and white out blizzard conditions tonight through tomorrow into tomorrow night. Travel conditions will gradually improve on Sunday.


<b><u>Aberdeen</u></b>

<b><i>A Blizzard Warning is in effect from 7 AM this morning through 1 PM Saturday.</i></b>

Heavy snow is likely today. Strong north to northeasterly wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph will create blowing snow and white out blizzard conditions. Light snow will continue tonight, but strong wind gust will continue to create blowing snow tonight and into tomorrow afternoon. Travel conditions will slowly improve late Saturday into Saturday night. Total snow accumulation 4 to 7 inches.

<b><u>Watertown</u></b>

<b><i>A Blizzard Warning is in effect from 1 PM today through 7 PM Saturday.  </i></b>

Areas of rain freezing rain and snow are likely this morning with precip changing to all snow by early afternoon. Snow is likely through this afternoon, tonight and much of Saturday. Strong wind gusts to between 40 and 50 mph will create white out blizzard conditions this afternoon through Saturday and into Saturday night. Snow accumulation 10 to 15 inches or more.

<b><u>Pierre and central South Dakota</u></b>

<b><i>A Blizzard Warning is in effect through 7 AM Saturday</i></b>

Heavy snow with strong wind gusts to between 45 and 55 mph will be likely today and tonight into Saturday. The snow and wind combination will create white out blizzard conditions for most of that time. Snow accumulation 10 to 15 inches or more.