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KEY MESSAGES

-Freezing temperatures, as low as 29 degrees, are expected west of the Red River Valley tonight into Wednesday morning.

-Dry and windy conditions are expected later this week, bringing the potential for enhanced fire weather.

-Freezing temperatures are expected Thursday night and Friday night across much of the region.

..Temperatures Near Freezing Thursday and Friday Night

Cold air advection follows the Thursday/Friday system, bringing temperatures into the 20s and low 30s Thursday and Friday nights. We are still watching for a scenario with more cloud cover, which serves to maintain a slightly higher overnight low temp. It is also worth noting that winds remain somewhat elevated overnight, which could also play a role in keeping temperatures a bit warmer.

AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY/

Issued at 620 PM CDT Tue Oct 13 2026

Widespread MVFR stratus extends across eastern ND and northwest MN, with the back edge over far western ND. A shift in drier BL flow does eventually move into the KDVL region after 09Z, but the timing of improvement to VFR may be slower than what more optimistic guidance indicates based on recent trends. In any case, VFR should eventually return west to east Wednesday, though it may be more towards mid to late morning in eastern ND and in the mid to late afternoon (or early evening) across northwest MN. This timing follows the trends of slower guidance that have been handling the pattern a bit better.

Light northwest winds will become westerly tonight, then variable 5kt or less as the surface high pressure builds through the region Wednesday.

FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

ND...Freeze Warning from 1 AM to 9 AM CDT Wednesday for NDZ006-007- 014-015-024-026-028-038-049-052-054. MN...None.