Winter Storm Watch - Already?

Well I wanted to title this post Winter Storm Watch to get your attention, but the watch isn't for our area just yet. The watch is in effect for counties just to the west of us in the blue for Sunday night and into Monday. Chilly temperatures in our area tonight give us a frost advisory for folks in the south - the counties in periwinkle (or light purple). Another system is pushing towards our area that will bring yet another round of rain to our region Sunday night but as the Low moves to the north, the winds around it (counter-clockwise) will bring chilly temperatures down to portions of North Dakota and some areas in South Dakota. Here's how much snow one particular model is putting out for this storm:

Areas in the pink are expected to get 0-2 inches, the blue and yellow areas are supposed to get 2-4 inches, areas in green: 4-6 inches, and the gray turning to blue: anywhere from 6 to 10 inches of snow. Quite a bit in the forecast, thus the winter storm watch the NWS put out.

We're supposed to get a nice amount of rainfall from the same system... 1-2 inches is even expected in the northern portion of the state, with lesser amounts to the south.

Hope your umbrella's in good shape!
~KDLT Meteorologist Jesse Ritka

P.S. Enjoy the brief dry period and slightly warmer temperatures that we'll have tomorrow!