2023 starts with 6-11 inches of snow expected in Sioux Falls, NWS says - Argus Leader

Minnehaha County and surrounding areas volition beryllium nether a wintertime tempest informing from Monday day done Tuesday evening arsenic a "significant wintertime storm" moves done the area, according to the National Weather Service of Sioux Falls.

The system, which is expected to bring the astir snowfall the Sioux Falls country has seen truthful acold this season, whitethorn bring full snowfall accumulations of 5 to 14 inches, the informing states. Locally, accumulations could beryllium higher and the country could besides spot up to one-tenth to one-quarter of an inch of ice.

Wind gusts are expected to beryllium up to 40 mph successful the area, but arsenic of aboriginal Sunday greeting were trending higher, the informing states.

"Power outages and histrion harm are apt owed to the crystal and/or dense snow," the informing states. "Travel could beryllium astir impossible. Falling and blowing snowfall could importantly trim visibility. The hazardous conditions could interaction the greeting oregon evening commute."

The informing besides states to expect dense snowfall of 1-2 inches per hr successful immoderate areas Monday nighttime into Tuesday morning.

"Blizzard oregon near-blizzard conditions whitethorn develop," the informing states. "Small fluctuations successful tempest way are inactive possible, which could interaction the forecast precipitation benignant and amounts."

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This is the 4th wintertime tempest to determination done the country successful astir arsenic galore weeks, with 2 of the past 3 bringing blizzard-like conditions. A full of 19.4 inches of snowfall has fallen successful Sioux Falls for December, making the period the sixth snowiest December connected record, according to the NWS.

The wintertime tempest informing is expected to past from noon Monday done 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Here's a person look astatine timing for the wintertime system:

When volition snowfall start?

Expected the tempest to impact your greeting and evening commutes Monday and Tuesday, the NWS ticker states.

Snowfall volition commencement by 6 a.m. and past done noon, earlier it converts to a wintery premix successful the Sioux Falls area, the NWS website states.

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That wintery premix of snowfall and freezing rainfall is expected to last done 3 p.m., earlier converting backmost to snowfall from midnight done 9 p.m. Tuesday, with the heaviest snowfall expected to beryllium between 6 p.m. Monday and 6 a.m. Tuesday, the NWS states.

What's the forecast for the remainder of the week?

While the archetypal fractional of the archetypal week of 2023 looks to beryllium astir digging retired of the storm, the adjacent portion of the week looks clear, according to the NWS. Here's a much elaborate forecast:

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a precocious adjacent 17. North upwind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts arsenic precocious arsenic 20 mph.

Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, with a debased astir 2.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a precocious adjacent 16.

Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a debased astir 7.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a precocious adjacent 25.

Friday night: Mostly cloudy, with a debased astir 16.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a precocious adjacent 25.

Saturday night: Mostly cloudy, with a debased astir 15.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a precocious adjacent 25.