Meteorologist Todd Heitkamp's Video Weather Update

Meteorologist-in-charge at the National Weather Service, Todd Heitkamp, has a brief update on the weather conditions here in Sioux Falls.

This is the most current forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today

Snow before 4pm, then snow and freezing rain. The snow could be heavy at times. Areas of blowing snow. High near 29. Breezy, with a south southeast wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total daytime snow accumulation of around 6 inches.

Tonight

Snow and freezing rain before 4am, then a slight chance of snow between 4am and 5am. Patchy blowing snow after 1am. Low around 5. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday

Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 4 by 10am. Wind chill values as low as -19. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Saturday Night

Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -25. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 1. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.