textproduct: Grand Forks

KEY MESSAGES

- Scattered thunderstorms continue overnight in southeast North Dakota with a threat for small hail and frequent lightning.

- Near critical fire weather conditions are ongoing across northwest Minnesota through early evening. Near critical to critical fire weather conditions are expected daily over parts of the region through early next week.

- Well above normal temperatures are expected through early next week, with near record highs into the weekend.

..Fire weather concerns through this weekend

Recent rains continue to expedite green-up, however as multiple dry/hot days have occurred there could be curing underway and considering there is still some dead grass/fuel loading we may see increasingly dry/critical fuels region-wide daily. As anomalously high temperatures continue at least parts of the region will continue to see daily RH values around or less than 25%, with NBM (and it's high bias) already showing values in the 20-25% range late week into this weekend. Due to the ridge axis aloft, winds aloft will be weaker in general, so this creates much more variable surface winds/gusts during periods of peak mixing reducing the predictability of RFW conditions. At the very least near critical fire weather conditions can be anticipated over at least parts of (if not much of the region) particularly late this week into the weekend.

AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z THURSDAY/

Issued at 1131 PM CDT Tue May 26 2026

A few thunderstorms will remain in the vicinity of KFAR but mainly outside of 10 miles off to the southwest. The main window for any activity impacting the taf site will be through 10z. Otherwise no notable impacts to other sites through the next 24 hours.

FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

ND...None. MN...None.