textproduct: Grand Forks

KEY MESSAGES

- Periods of brief heavy snow remain possible through the remainder of the afternoon, mainly along and north of Highway 200. Visibility could be reduced to near 1/4 mile at times.

- Patchy light freezing rain and wintry mix is possible tonight along and south of I-94 ahead of a cold front.

- Gusty west to northwest winds follow tonight's cold front tonight into Saturday morning. Blowing snow is expected across parts of the Devils Lake Basin.

AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY/

Issued at 1134 AM CST Fri Dec 19 2025

VFR to MVFR conditions are expected outside areas of snowfall heading into the afternoon. A band of light to moderate snow is moving across the area, with KDVL already seeing snow earlier this morning. During periods of moderate snow, visibility will be reduced, possibly as low as 1/4 mile, along with IFR ceilings. Winds this afternoon prevail out of the south before shifting to the west, then northwest during the evening and overnight. LLWS is likely as the wind shift occurs as a 50-60 knot LLJ increases across the area. BLSN is likely this afternoon, with diminishing chances this evening.

FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

ND...Winter Weather Advisory until 8 PM CST this evening for NDZ008- 016-027. Winter Weather Advisory until 4 PM CST this afternoon for NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-054. MN...Winter Weather Advisory until 8 PM CST this evening for MNZ001- 004-005-007-008-013-014.