Winds of Change, Really...

If you haven't stepped outside that should of not stopped you from noticing how windy its been lately. We have sustain winds near 40 mph in some locals, and gusts over 50 mph! With the snow that's falling and the fresh snow covering the ground, those winds sure make it seem like blizzard conditions out there. There are no blizzard warnings out for any areas, only wind advisories. These winds will plague the area till Monday evening, when we notice calmer breezes for Tuesday. As of Sunday evening here's what the sustained winds looked like:
Here's the strong Wind gusts:
What we can expect to see Monday morning when the winds should be at their strongest. This is when gusts can exceed 50 mph in all locations.

Since the strong winds are forecasted to hang out in South Dakota, the NWS has issued high wind advisories through the night on Sunday and all day Monday, not expiring till Monday at 9pm, but a few counties will expire those advisories at 6pm (mainly up north). All the brown on the map (most of South Dakota) are your high wind advisories.

These winds are bringing in much cooler air also, highs in the teens for Tuesday and Wednesday, but that will seem warm compared to what we can expect for Thursday! Stay warm and enjoy this cold week coming up (the sun will seem nice)!

~KDLT Meteorologist Dan Bronis