Friday's Weather Blog

9:00pm

Overview
There is a low pressure system over the Central & Southern plains that is moving into the Mississippi River valley This system will continue to move through the Eastern half of the nation with a risk for severe weather for affected areas. A broad ridge of high pressure is moving from Canada, over the Northern Plains.

Discussion
Across the area today we saw in & out clouds with some isolated light showers. The next couple of days will bring lower rain chances, more sunshine and warmer temperatures. Today, high temperatures across most of the state were in a seasonable range. The cool area on the map was the Southwest corner of North Dakota. North & East of the Missouri river valley highs were in the 60s. The SW corner of the state did not get out of the 50s. Minot & Fargo got up to 66.

A broad ridge of high pressure is over Canada. This system will expand over the Dakotas and anchor its self over the Northern Plains during the next couple of days. This means we will see plenty of sunshine with warming temperatures through the next several days. A few short-range models are picking up on a weak front that will brush across the northern fringe of our viewing area, Sunday night & Monday morning. This system will bring more in & out clouds with a few scattered showers possible.

Otherwise, our long-term forecast looks mostly rain free. Moving forward, we can expect continued clearing skies. The next several days will bring low rain chances with plenty of sunshine and warmer temperatures. This weekend it will become a little breezy at times.

Through the rest of tonight & Saturday
Expect continued clearing skies with temps falling back into the 30s as winds become light tonight. Tomorrow will bring more sunshine with no chance for rain and temps climbing back into a seasonable range. Winds will be ENE, moderate and breezy at times.

7day planner
Expect continued clearing skies and warming temps through the next several days. Daytime highs will climb through the 60s and into the 70s. This weekend will bring more sunshine with temps climbing into the 60sand a pleasant feel. By the end of the 7day planner we will be looking at even warmer temps. After today out next chance for rain is not on the 7day planner.

Tonight, we will see fair to partly cloudy skies with continued clearing and a cool feel. Lows 34-41 with an East/NE wind 2-12mph.

Saturday, expect plenty of sunshine with in & out light clouds and more seasonable temps. Highs 54-64 with an East wind 5-15mph, becoming gusty at times.

Saturday night we will see mostly clear skies with a cool feel. Lows in the 30s with a NE wind 5-15mph and calming.

Sunday, expect plenty of sunshine with a slightly warmer feel. Highs will be in the 60s with a NE/N wind 2-10mph.

Sunday night, we will see mostly clear skies with a cool feel. Lows on either side of 40 with a light SW wind 2-10mph.

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Thursday's Weather Blog

9:00pm

Happy Friday-eve, everyone!

Overview

There is a low pressure system over the Ohio River valley with a trough stretched through the Midwest. A second low is over the SW United States with a warm front stretched East, through the Southern Plains. These two systems may produce severe weather. There is a broad ridge of high pressure over Canada that is building south, over the Northern Plains & upper- Midwest.

Discussion

Across the area today we have seen cloudy skies with some isolated, light showers. Through the next couple of days, rain chances will come to an end with more sunshine and warmer temperatures. Today, the warm area on the map stretched across most of the state, North & East of the Missouri river valley. The SW corner of the state did not get out of the 30s & 40s. Minot got up to 61 & Fargo reached 62.

Across our region, there is a lot of cloud cover with scattered rain and snow moving, West. A low pressure system will continue to move East, through the Midwest and away from our area. A Canadian ridge of high pressure will expand to the South, over the Northern Plains. We will see rain chances ending, followed by gradually clearing skies through tonight & Friday. The next several days will bring little to no chance for rain with plenty of sunshine and warmer temperatures. The only exception is Saturday. We will see low rain chances along the Southern edge of our area.

Headlines include; rain chances ending followed by clearing skies and warmer temperatures. Daytime highs will climb into the 60s through the weekend and 70s next week. A very nice feel will return to the area.

Through the rest of tonight & Friday
Overnight, it will start cool off with mostly cloudy skies and a light to moderate wind out of the East & NE. Temps will fall through the 40s and into the 30s, resulting in a chilly feel overnight. By tomorrow, we will see continued clearing. Much of our area will end up seeing partly cloudy to mostly sunny conditions with warming temps and winds becoming breezy at times. Also, rain chances will be out of the forecast.

7day planner

Precip chances will come to an end, followed by clearing skies and warming temps as we wrap up the work week. By Friday, daytime highs will be close to average for this time of the year. This weekend will bring more sunshine with temps climbing into the 60s and a pleasant feel. By the end of the 7day planner we will be looking at highs in the 70s. After today out next chance for rain is not on the 7day planner.

Tonight, we will see mostly to partly cloudy skies with skies beginning to clear out for parts of the area. Lows will be in the 30s with a light wind out of the East/NE 2-10mph.

Friday will bring continued clearing resulting in partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies and a little more warming. Highs 47-61 (most of our area will top out in the 50s) with an East wind 5-15mph.

Friday night we will see partly to mostly cloudy skies with continued clearing and a cool feel. Lows 34-41 with an East/NE wind 2-12mph.

Saturday, expect plenty of sunshine with in & out light clouds and more seasonable temps. Highs 54-64 with an East wind 10-20mph, becoming gusty at times.

Saturday night we will see mostly clear skies with a cool feel. Lows in the 30s with a NE wind 5-15mph and calming.

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Tuesday's Weather Blog

9:00pm

Overview
There is a low pressure system over the Central Plains that continues to develop. A stationary front is stretched East to the mid- Atlantic coastline. A cold front is stretched south into the Southern Plains and a surface trough is stretched North, through the Dakotas.

Discussion
Across our region, there is a lot of cloud cover with hit& miss light rain & snow. Today, the warm area on the map was over the northern edge of our viewing area as temperatures climbed into the upper 30s and through the 40s. Minot got up to 49 and Mobridge reached 50. Northeast North Dakota saw temps well into the 50s for some.

A low pressure system will continue to develop to our south and rain chances will persist across the Northern Plains during the next couple of days with winds picking up at times. Tonight, we will see rising rain & snow chances as a rain system continues to affect our area into Thursday. Through the next few days, rain chances will be off/on and another 1/2" to 1-1/2" of new rain is expected for much of our area with higher accumulations in Southwest North Dakota.

Switching gears a bit, (through April) we have seen a lot of much needed rainfall. This has led to us catching up to and passing up our average rainfall totals for the month and the year (as of this afternoon, Dickinson was 0.14” shy of catching up for the year). More rain will mean even higher totals by this time Thursday.

Headlines include continued rain through the next couple of days. After a brief slow down in rain activity today, we will see rising rain chances tonight with a chilly feel. Skies will remain cloudy through the end of the work week and into the weekend with more scattered rain. As of Tuesday evening, fog was beginning to develop and already becoming dense in parts of the area. Expect overnight fog to continue developing during the next couple of days, as well.

Through the rest of tonight & Wednesday
We will continue to see scattered light rain. After Midnight, rain chances will rise with rain & mix showers becoming likely across the area through the day tomorrow. Temperatures will not fall much and stay in the 30s & 40s with a light to moderate wind out of the East & NE. There will be developing fog for much of the area, becoming dense for some. Tomorrow, expect continued rain/snow chances with little to no snowfall accumulation and winds becoming breezy. temperatures will top out in the 40s with a few 50s.

7day planner
Cloudy skies will continue with off/on rain through the mid week. By the end of the work week we will see some clearing and some warming across the area. Temperatures will top out in the 40s & 50s with rain chances in play as we go into the weekend. This weekend will bring another round of rain chances before skies begin to clear out with the beginning of the work week, followed by warming temps.

Tonight, cloudy skies will continue with rising chances for rain/mix, mainly after Midnight. Lows 34-41 with an East/NE wind 5-15mph. 70% chance for rain with up to 0.25" of new rain expected.

Wednesday, scattered mix and rain will become widespread. Highs in the 40s and lower 50s for some. Winds will be moderate, gusty and out of the NE 10-20mph G30. 70% chance for rain with 0.25"-0.5" of new rain expected.

Wednesday night, expect cloudy skies with a good chance for scattered rain that will start to taper off, after Midnight. Lows 31-38 with a N/E wind, beginning to calm down and chills in the 20s. 50% chance for PM rain with around 0.10" of new rain expected.

Thursday, we will see cloudy skies with scattered mix/rain showers and a cool feel. Highs 48-55 with an East wind 5-15mph. 30% chance for rain with < 0.10" of new rain expected.

Thursday night we will see cloudy skies with continued scattered light rain and a chilly feel. Lows will be in the 30s with a light wind out of the East 2-10mph. 20% chance for rain.

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Thursday's Weather Blog

9:00pm

Overview
There is a low pressure system over the Great Lakes region with a cold front stretched South, through the Mississippi River valley and into the Southern Plains. Along this front there is another low developing over the Ohio River valley. A ridge of high pressure is over most of the plains while the eastern half of the nation is seeing higher chances for rain & thunderstorms.

Discussion
Across the area today, we saw plenty of sunshine with a few clouds and no rain across the state. It felt pleasant (under sunshine) as temperatures climbed through the 50s and to near 60. The warm area on the map was over the western border of North Dakota as temperatures climbed into the upper 60s and to 70 for Sidney.

Bismarck/Mandan, there was a high of 58 and a low of 39. The high temperature was close to average for this time of the year and 13 degrees cooler than yesterday. In Dickinson there was a high of 59 and low of 35. Temps were also right on target for this time of the year.
Across the Northern Plains, there is a ridge of high pressure that will continue to build through the day tomorrow and into Saturday. Closer to home we are seeing mostly clear skies with a few hit & miss clouds over the eastern side of the state. No rain is showing up on radar.
Through the rest of the work week and into Saturday, a ridge of high pressure will continue to build over our area. This means that tomorrow we will see plenty of sunshine with a few clouds and SE winds becoming breezy.
Saturday afternoon, we will start to see increasing clouds, followed by rising rain chances as our next system moves into the Dakotas. This low pressure system will bring cooler temps and rain will transition to mix & snow for parts of our area. Widespread rain & snow will be our weather headline as we wrap up the weekend. Most of the state will see showers & thunderstorms and some of us will see more than 1" of new rain.

Headlines this evening, include a ridge of high pressure that is anchored over the Dakotas.
We will see very little cloud cover tonight through Saturday morning, resulting in plenty of sunshine. Warmer air, and more sun will lead to warming temps. Our next chance for rain will start up, Saturday night.

Through the rest of tonight & Friday
Expect mostly clear skies with a light to moderate wind that will continue to swing around to the Southeast. Temperatures will fall back into the 30s with a cool feel and we are not expecting too many changes during the next 24 hours. Tomorrow will start off with a few clouds and a cool feel. Through the day we will see another round of sunshine and a few light clouds. Temperatures will be a little warmer and climb to either side of 70 with winds becoming breezy and out of the Southeast. Friday will be very pleasant and winds will be a little gusty at times.

7day planner
Plenty of sunshine will continue through the Friday and into Saturday. Temperatures will warm through the 60s and into the 70s as we go into the weekend. Parts of our area will even reach up to 80. Our next chance for rain will begin Saturday night and go through the beginning of the work week as a system moves across the Northern Plains (Sunday & Monday). A second chance for precip is at the end of the 7day planner (Tuesday & Wednesday).

Tonight, expect fair to partly cloudy skies and a cool feel. Lows in the 30s with a North/SE wind 2-12mph.

Friday, pleasant temperatures will be the theme with plenty of sunshine and a few clouds. Highs will be slightly warmer and on either side of 70 with a SE wind 10-20mph & gusty at times.

Friday night, fair to partly cloudy skies and mild. Lows 39-47 with a SE/East wind 5-15mph.

Saturday, expect another round of sunshine followed by increasing clouds. It will feel very nice as temps climb above the seasonable norm. Highs in the 70s. E/NE wind 10-20mph.

Saturday night, we will see continued increasing clouds with rising rain chances. There will be a good chance for scattered showers and a few thunderstorms. Lows in the 40s with a moderate to strong wind out of the East & NE 10-20mph G30.

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Wednesday's Weather Blog

9:00pm

Overview
There is a low pressure system over the Midwest with a cold front stretched south, just west of the Mississippi River valley. A warm front is stretched East & SE through the Ohio River valley and into the SE U.S. Over the lower- Mississippi River valley there will be a risk for flash flooding. A weak cold front is moving into the Northern Plains and will be followed by a ridge of high pressure.

Discussion

Across the area today we saw plenty of sunshine with a few in & out clouds and a pleasant feel. Temperatures climbed through the 60s& into the 70s for some and it was very nice. The warm area on the map was over Northwest North Dakota and Minot reached 74. The almanac shows that in Bismarck/Mandan, there was a high of 71 and a low of 33 and the high was well above average (avg 60/32) for this time of the year. In Dickinson there was a high of 67 with low of 30 and temps were also slightly above average.

There is a low pressure system to our Southeast that will continue to move out of the Plains and away from our area. Elsewhere, a weak front (to our North & NW) will move through the Dakotas tonight, bringing in & out clouds and low rain chances. The passing of this cold front will trigger our next stretch of a relatively calm weather pattern. In the wake of this system, a ridge of high pressure will build over our area. Thursday & Friday we will see plenty of sunshine with temps climbing from the 60s, into the 70s.

Headlines, this evening, include a weak front that will move through the Dakotas tonight. We will see in & out clouds with low rain chances as this quick moving system rolls through the Dakotas. The rest of the work week will bring more sunshine with gradually warming temperatures, after tonight.

Through the rest of tonight & Thursday
We will see low rain chances with in & out clouds and temps falling into a cool range. Winds will be light to moderate and variable (swinging around to the West & NW) in the wake of a passing front. By tomorrow, expect clearing skies revealing plenty of sunshine. Temperatures will be slightly cooler than what we saw today.

7day planner
We will see some clouds move through the area tonight with a weak cold front, followed by plenty of sunshine during the latter half of our work week. After tonight, we will see temperatures warming through the 60s and into the 70s as we go into the weekend. Our next chance for rain will begin Sunday and go through the beginning of the work week as a new system rolls through the Northern Plains. A second chance for precip is at the end of the 7day planner.

Tonight, we will see in & out clouds with a low chance for rain and winds becoming a little breezy at times. Lows will be on either side of 40 with a NW wind 2-10mph.

Thursday, expect plenty of sunshine with some light clouds and another round of seasonable temps. Highs 60-67 with a North/NE wind 5-15mph.

Thursday night, expect fair to partly cloudy skies and a cool feel. Lows 33-41 with an East/SE wind 2-12mph.

Friday, pleasant temperatures will be the theme with plenty of sunshine and a few clouds. Highs will be slightly warmer and on either side of 70 with a SE wind 10-20mph.

Friday night, fair to partly cloudy skies and mild. Lows 39-47 with a SE/East wind 5-15mph.

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Tuesday's Weather Blog

9:00pm

 

Overview

There is a low pressure system over the Dakotas that is moving East, into the upper- Midwest. This system is not very strong and will continue to redevelop. A cold front is stretched East along the Ohio River valley and over the Atlantic Ocean. A Warm front is stretched into the Southern Plains. Elsewhere, a broad ridge of high pressure is over the Southeast US. A weak cold front that is associated with a clipper is over Western Canada and moving toward the Northern Plains.

 

Discussion

Across the area today we saw partly to mostly cloudy skies with in & out clouds and seasonable temperatures. The next couple of days will bring continued gradual clearing with light winds for the most part. The almanac shows that in Bismarck/Mandan, there was a high of 64 and a low of 45. The high temperature was 20 degrees warmer than yesterday. In Dickinson there was a high of 59 and low of 40. Today's low temperature was the same as yesterday's high.

Across our region, there is a low pressure system over the Dakotas that is continuing to fizzle out. The remnants of this system will remain over the area until our next front moves through the Dakotas and clears the air. Just to our south, a low pressure system over South Dakota and moving East as it develops. The counter-clockwise rotation of this system is causing an Easterly flow across North Dakota. In & out clouds will continue tonight & Tomorrow. Wednesday night, a weak cold front will move through the Northern Plains and bring low rain chances into the forecast. However in the wake of this system, expect a wind shift to the West & NW with in & out clouds as it passes over our area.

Headlines include a low pressure system that will fizzle out over the Dakotas.

We will see low rain chances with some light drizzle possible in areas of fog. Also, patchy fog may become dense for some and we will continue to see clearing skies tomorrow.

 

Through the rest of tonight & Wednesday

We will see developing fog, beginning around Midnight. Temperatures will not fall much and bottom out in a cool range with only a few areas seeing drizzle where fog is present. Tomorrow, we will start off with some fog that will lift up and burn off through the morning. The rest of the day will bring in & out clouds, resulting in plenty of sunshine and slightly warmer temperatures than we saw today.

 

7day planner

We will see another round of developing fog tonight with a few areas of drizzle. By Wednesday, clearing skies will continue followed by a weak front. Wednesday night we will see in & out clouds with low rain chances. In the wake of this quick moving system, we will see even more clearing with mild temperatures. The latter half of our work week will bring some warming with plenty of sunshine and drier air before our next chance for rain. This weekend looks nice with winds becoming breezy and another system moving through the Dakotas Sunday & Monday. This system toward the end of our 7day will bring higher rain chances.

 

Tonight, expect partly to mostly cloudy skies with some clearing and developing fog over parts of our area. There is a low chance for a few a few isolated showers & areas of drizzle. Lows 33-43 with East winds swinging around to the SE and becoming light. 10% chance for rain.

Wednesday, expect early fog before 10 to lift up and burning off by Midday. Through the day we will see in & out clouds resulting in mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies and there will be a pleasant feel. Highs 65-75 with an East/NW wind 2-12mph.

Wednesday night we will see in & out clouds with a low chance for some scattered light rain as a weak cold front moves through the area. Lows will be on either side of 40 with a NW wind 2-10mph.

Thursday, expect plenty of sunshine with some light clouds and temps still above the seasonable norm. Highs 64-70 with a NE wind 5-15mph.

Thursday night, expect fair to partly cloudy skies and a cool feel. Lows 39-42 with an East/SE wind 5-15mph.

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Monday's Weather Blog

9:00pm

Overview

There is a low pressure system over the NE U.S. with a cold front stretched through the Ohio River valley and into the Midwest. Over the Dakotas another low is slowly moving through the region with an occluded front connecting to a third low over the upper- Midwest. A Cold front is stretched south from this third low, into the Southern Plains. A Broad ridge of high pressure is over much of the Eastern half of our nation.

Discussion

Across the area today we saw mostly cloudy skies with temperatures below average (avg. 59/32) for this time of the year and some developing fog. Hit and miss showers have been moving through the area and even more rain is on the way. Daytime highs were in the 30s and 40s where we saw scattered rain, abundant cloud cover and some fog. However, parts of the state did see temps climbing into the 50s.

After much needed rainfall, this clearing will bring some sunshine and slightly warmer temperatures. Since Thursday of last week, rain has been in the forecast allowing for much of our area to do a little catching up on rainfall totals. For the month, all but Dickinson are slightly above average when it comes to rainfall totals. However we are all still shy of being caught up for the year. Jamestown is the furthest away at -1.10".

Tonight, this low pressure system over the Northern Plains will gradually move West & Northwest. With counter-clockwise rotation, rain will move East to West and gradually to the North. By tomorrow we will see tapering rain chances with a few lingering showers and some clearing possible. Wednesday will bring in & out clouds. With more sunshine and much lower rain chances, temperatures will climb well into the 60s. Until a weak cold front moves through the area Wednesday night, dewpoints will stay between 40 & 50 degrees (with a few exceptions). This means that our air-mass will remain mild with developing fog possible, tonight & tomorrow night.

Our headlines include another system moving through the Dakotas tonight. We will see continued rain chances with areas of fog that will become dense for some. Also, winds will become breezy at times

Through the rest of tonight & Tuesday

We will see continued rain chances, becoming likely with a moderate wind out of the Northeast. This wind will be gusty at times and it will feel mild. We will see some developing fog that will lead to reduced visibility at times. After Midnight, expect gradually tapering rain chances with winds calming down some. Through the day there will be some clearing over parts of the area. Temperatures will be seasonable and climb to either side of 60 with a light to moderate wind out of the East.

7day planner

Expect continued rain tonight followed by gradually tapering chances Tuesday. By Wednesday we will see some clearing with in & out clouds in advance of a weak cold front. Wednesday night's front will include low rain chances, followed by clearing skies and slightly cooler temps. The latter half of our work week will bring some warming with more sunshine before our next chance for rain. This weekend looks nice with rising rain chances on Sunday.

Tonight, expect cloudy skies with continued rain chances beginning to taper off through the morning hours and areas of fog. Lows will be in the 40s with a NE wind 15-25mph. 90% chance for rain.

Tuesday we will see cloudy skies with scattered light showers early. There will be some clearing through the day. Highs 54-62 with an East wind 5-15mph and calming. 40% chance for rain.

Tuesday night, expect mostly cloudy skies with some clearing and a few isolated showers. Lows 33-43 with East winds swinging around to the North, becoming light. 20% chance for rain.

Wednesday, expect partly to mostly cloudy skies with in & out cover and some clearing for much of the area. Highs 65-75 with a North/NW wind 5-15mph.

Wednesday we will see increasing clouds with a chance for scattered light rain as a weak cold front moves through the area. In the wake of this passing front we will see clearing skies and slightly cooler temps. Lows will be on either side of 40 with light NW winds.

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