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KEY MESSAGES
- Dry weather with high temperatures above normal this weekend.
- Mainly dry weather conditions continue through much of next week, with continued above normal temperatures.
UPDATE
Issued at 910 PM CST Sat Nov 7 2026
Little to no updates needed. The latest NBM was ingested into the forecast.
UPDATE Issued at 545 PM CST Sat Nov 7 2026
Little to no updates needed early this evening. The forecast remains on track.
DISCUSSION
Issued at 1242 PM CST Sat Nov 7 2026
A quiet weather pattern is expected to persist through the weekend and much if not all of next week.
A weak dry cold front passing through the forecast area today is producing some strong winds over northwest ND. A few hours of near critical fire weather conditions are still forecast here this afternoon. RAP forecast winds are right around their max over northwest ND at this time, and should start to diminish as the stronger winds work eastward.
After today we see an impulse tracking across the Rockies and through the forecast area Sunday night into Monday. Tuesday night into Wednesday another clipper swings through, and drops into a developing eastern U.S. Trough. This will bring some cooler temperatures to eastern portions of the state Wednesday and Thursday, while the west remains mild. Highs will likely range from the lower 40s east to the lower 60s west on Thursday. Strong ridging then builds over the central portion of the country late in the workweek and remains through the weekend, with troughs over the eastern U.S. and the eastern Pacific. There may be a brief shower with each wave, but most will likely remain dry. Currently the NBM does not contain PoPs through the entire forecast period. Mainly we temperature swings and wind shifts as each system passes by.
AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z MONDAY/
Issued at 910 PM CST Sat Nov 7 2026
VFR CIGs and VIS through the period. Wind shear is possible at KMOT between 02 and 04z, otherwise winds tonight are light and variable. Sunday winds will be southerly 5-10kts.
BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
None.
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