Cool and Breezy

Cold front pushing through the area this morning bring cooler air and windy conditions into the Sioux Empire. We will be fighting those winds for most of the day and are seeing them already this morning. Here is a current surface map of the upper midwest as of 8am. This is the main tool we look at to see current surface conditions.

There are a couple of things to take note of; the wind barbs and the temperatures. The wind barbs are the flag looking items that extend out from the circles and the temperatures are the numbers in red. With some winds already sustained at 15 knots (~20mph) and with temperatures in the upper 20's and low 30's, wind chills this morning are ranging from the middle 10's to the low 20's. Now, we are expecting highs in the upper 30's and low 40's but with the winds, it will feel like temperatures are in 20's and low 30's for much of the day. Its a little decieving outside today so bundle up a bit if you head outdoors.

~KDLT Meteorologist Cody Matz