Aaron White

A blast of Arctic air is expected to arrive on Thanksgiving as a cold front sweeps through the Midwest. This will send temperatures down into the single digits at night and only warming into the teens on Friday and Saturday. With some wind thrown into the mix, it's likely that the wind chill factor will dip below zero at times over the extended holiday weekend.

A strong cold front brought intense wind, snow showers, and colder air to the region on Wednesday. Winds gusted over 50 mph at times across Minnesota and Iowa. Here's a look at some of the highest wind gusts recorded.

Get ready for the return of Arctic air this week! Bitterly cold conditions are expected by the middle of the week, along with the chance for snow showers.

Our StormTeam meteorologists are tracking the next weather maker set to bring wintry weather this weekend after a bout of Arctic air.

The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a Winter Weather Advisory across central and northern Iowa. This will go into effect Friday afternoon through Saturday morning. Snow and ice accumulations appear likely, which will create hazardous travel conditions on Saturday. Winter Weather Advisories may be extended to include other parts of eastern Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.

The National Weather Service offices in Des Moines, the Twin Cities, and La Crosse have issued a Winter Weather Advisory across southeast Minnesota and North Iowa. This will go into effect as early as 4 PM Friday afternoon for some of our North Iowa counties with our southeast Minnesota counties following suit at 12 AM Saturday morning. The advisory is slated to be canceled as late as 6 PM Saturday evening.

A dynamic forecast Friday night and Saturday will make for an icy and snowy scene for many. Please pay attention to the forecast!

A small, quick moving system will arrive on Tuesday, bringing light snow to Minnesota and Iowa. Only minor snow accumulations are expected as 1-2"will be possible along the I-90 corridor. Either side of that, expect less than 1" of snowfall. Due to how narrow the band of 1-2"of snowfall is, any shift north or south in the track of the system will bring those totals north or south as well.

While we may not have much snow yet, there’s still plenty of winter left for the snow to pile up and for many of us to take advantage of that and enjoy some winter activities.

Snow has been falling across Minnesota and Iowa on Thursday. Some of the highest totals have been across Minnesota and into Wisconsin. Here are some of the latest snowfall reports: