Dakota Storm Center: Monday's Weather Blog

9:00pm

A Heat advisory is in effect for the following counties:
Burleigh, Ward, Emmons, Kidder, Sioux, Grant, Morton, Oliver, Mercer, McLean, Sheridan, McHenry, Renville & Botineau.
Central North Dakota will be under a heat advisory from 1pm to 8pm cdt. Temperatures will be in the 90s and it will feel like it is on either side of 100. A Heat Advisory means that a period of hot temperatures & high humidity values will combine to create a situation in which heat illnesses are possible.
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun and check up on relatives & neighbors.

Overview
There is a broad area of high pressure over the Great Lakes region that is stretched through the Midwest and over the Northern Plains. A low pressure system is developing over Eastern Montana and on the lee side of the Rockies. A second low is North of New England with a cold front stretched West through the Ohio River valley and into the Central Plains. A second ridge of high pressure is over parts of the Southeast U.S.

Discussion

Across North Dakota, we are seeing mostly clear skies with a few in and out clouds as the sun sets. There is no rain on radar and rain chances will stay low during the next couple of days. High temperatures climbed through the 80s and into the 90s for the most part. The hot spot on the map was Buffalo (96) and the cool spot was Devils Lake (79). Bismarck/Mandan got up to 86 with a low last night of 55. Temperatures were right on target for this time of the year. In Dickinson, the high was also 86 with a low of 54.

The Dakotas will remain partially under the influence of a broad ridge of high pressure to our East. Mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies will be coupled with warmer air rolling into place. Through the next few days, temperatures will top out in the 90s and on either side of 100 before significant rain chances come back into play. This next system will approach the area as we wrap up the work week. Until then, daily rain chances will be in the forecast, but any showers & thunderstorms will be hit & miss and most of the area will not get wet. With temperatures climbing into the 90s& past the triple digit marker and SE winds bringing more moisture into the environment, it will become hot & humid. Heat index values will be 5-10 degrees warmer than actual temperatures and it will feel like it is between 95-105 for much of the area.

Headlines include warming temperatures and a light breeze. Tomorrow, there will be a Heat Advisory through the afternoon & evening. Rain chances will stay low with only a few isolated showers/storms for parts of our area. During the next couple of days, we will see plenty of sunshine with only a few in & out clouds.

Through the rest of tonight & Tuesday

Hour by hour, expect rain chances to stay low with a few isolated showers possible overnight and mostly clear skies. Winds will become light and it will feel mild with temps dropping into the 60s. Tomorrow, it will warm well into the 90s with a hot & humid feel through the middle of the work week. Winds will be light to moderate and out of the South & East, becoming a little gusty at times.

7day planner

It will be hot with higher dew points and it will feel a little muggier. During this potential 3-day heat wave, it may feel 5-10 degrees warmer than it actually is. So, heat index values will top out past the triple digit marker in most of our area. There will be daily rain chances that will remain low. Nevertheless, hit & miss showers with a few thunderstorms will be possible. All of us will not get wet, but do not be surprised if there is passing areas of rain for some. This hot & humid trend will be interrupted by our next system that is expected to roll through the area as we wrap up the work week & go into the weekend.

Tonight, fair to partly cloudy skies with in & out cover for some and a mild feel. Lows will be in the 60s with winds out of the southeast, becoming light at 2-12 mph.

Tuesday, expect mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies with in and out clouds and temps climbing well above average for this time of the year. There will be a slight chance for hit & miss rain. It will be hot with highs in the 90s and near 100 for some and a SE/South wind 5-15mph G20. Heat index values 90-100.

Tuesday Night, expect a muggy feel with fair to partly cloudy skies. Lows will be in the 60s with a South/East wind 2-10mph.

Wednesday, we will see mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies, it will feel hot & humid and there will be a slight chance for showers& a few thunderstorms. Highs will be in the 90s and on either side of 100 with a SE wind 5-15mph. Heat index values 95-105 with a 20% chance for rain.

Wednesday night, fair to partly cloudy skies with rain chances ending and a muggy feel. Lows will be in the 60s with a SE/NW wind 2-12mph.