It is awfully hard to shake the cold weather this year. Usually, at least across the western Dakotas, eastern Montana and eastern Wyoming we can eek out a couple of days in January and February when the temperature zips into the 50s. That’s been pretty close to impossible this year.
After a fresh coating of snow, temps will bounce into the 20s and 30s today, Saturday and Sunday — although a lot of the heat from the sun will be bounced back into space by the fresh snow. Still, there will be enough energy to melt the snow on most roads.
A small pocket of very cold air will ooze out of Canada Sunday across North Dakota and overspread South Dakota and Minnesota Monday. It will hang around through Tuesday and then ease out of the area Wednesday. The air will be cold enough for afternoon readings to hover in the teens and overnight lows dive below zero. The usual suspects (viz Aberdeen) will probably have lows in the teens below zero.
We might see temperatures in the 40s Friday and Saturday (the 12th and 13th) before the next shot of snow arrives for Valentines Day.