textproduct: Grand Forks

KEY MESSAGES

- Rain across the region Wednesday morning and afternoon, with the highest amounts across west central and northwest Minnesota. - Seasonable high temperatures in the 40s and 50s will be common through the week, with slightly above average highs late weekend.

..Rain on Wednesday

The shortwave trough over Oregon quickly progresses across Rockies and into the Northern Plains overnight tonight into Wednesday morning and increasing forcing for ascent, moisture return, and some instability should support increasing rain coverage particularly in MN head of an associated frontal zone. There may be enough instability for some thunderstorm activity across west central MN which could contribute to localized higher rain totals. Strong/severe storms are not anticipated this far north with any potential for higher instability farther south. General totals will be lighter for most areas with probs for 0.1" and 0.25" high east of the RRV but probability in NBM/HREF for 0.5" lower (20-30% in our far east) and likely dependent on convective activity.

AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z THURSDAY/

Issued at 1144 PM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

Conditions remain variable but a mostly a mix of MVFR to IFR with patchy LIFR lasting through 18z today. Some advection fog will exist across all sites (except KDVL) through 18z through likely 1-3sm at most times. Occasionally may dip below 1sm but not high enough confidence in when or where to put in the taf right now. Rain moving in the SW spreading NE from 12z to 00z with winds turning from southerly to westerly by 18z in eastern ND and all sites by the end of the period. Gusts briefly topping 20kts at DVL from 18z to 00z.

FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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