Good Morning Cedar Valley! It's Friday, Jan. 18. Happy TGIF!

It's cold out there this morning. Today's forecast calls for snow likely with patchy blowing snow, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 5 by 5 p.m. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a southwest wind 8 to 11 mph becoming northwest between 19 and 22 mph. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight, patchy blowing snow and scattered flurries before midnight, then areas of blowing snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a northwest wind between 14 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10 percent.

Today in the Cedar Valley:

-- Cedar Falls Public Library will have a puppet show at 2:30 p.m. It's for all ages.

-- The Black Hawks are back home with a game against SIoux Falls at 7 p.m. at Young Arena in downtown Waterloo. For tickets, call 291-7680 or go to www.waterlooblackhawks.com.

-- The Northern Iowa wrestling team will have a home dual meet against Wyoming at 7 p.m. at McLeod Arena, on the UNI campus. For tickets, call 273-4849 or go to www.unipanthers.com.

-- Half-Masted 3.2, a comedy troupe, will present a one-hour performance at 6:30 p.m. at the Cedar Falls Public Library. They are free, family friendly and funny.

-- In high school sports, Waterloo West and Cedar Falls will clash in boys' and girls basketball. The West girls will play at Cedar Falls starting at about 7:30 p.m. The Cedar Falls boys will play at West starting at about 7:30 p.m. Dubuque Wahlert girls' basketball will play at Waterloo East at about 7:30 p.m. Anamosa girls' basketball will play at Columbus at about 7:30 p.m. Jesup girls and boys will play at Northern University High School at 6:30 p.m. Tripoli boys and girls will play at Walnut Ridge at 5 p.m.

-- There will be a public dance tonight at Electric Park Ballroom with DJ Faythe Kubik. The dance starts at 8 p.m. and ends at midnight. Admission is $8.