A wind advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. on Thursday. Once those winds calm down, expect a quiet Friday before the winter storm watch begins early Saturday. Under the current forecast, the snow could start falling in western Minnesota late Friday,

The wintry mix from Wednesday night made roads pretty icy early Thursday morning, but as soon as salt trucks were out the road conditions improved quickly. Sunshine should quickly emerge by Thursday a

Snow, sleet and icy rain pelted parts of the tri-state area early Thursday, dusting cars anew and glazing streets as dozens of school districts across the region adjusted schedules to accommodate the weather.

Mercer County school districts have begun calling for closures and delayed openings for Thursday due to a nasty ice storm expected to hit the state starting Wednesday night. The National Weather Service has issued winter weather advisories for all 21 counties with the exception of Jersey Shore towns.