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KEY MESSAGES

- Slightly cooler and drier Wed/Thur before warmer temps and rain chances return for the weekend.

..Isolated Severe Thunderstorms This Evening

Showers and thunderstorms are moving across northwest Minnesota this afternoon, most being very light. This is in response to an upper low and H5 trough extending into northwest Minnesota, in the presence of modest instability and peak daytime heating. At this time, the best forcing remains east of the area; however, there is just enough forcing, along small lobes of higher vorticity that are moving along the flow to the south of the main H5 low, to allow a mention of isolated strong to severe storms this afternoon. Best chances will extend southward along and east of a line from Lake of the Woods to about Wadena, MN. The primary concern will be hail up to 1 inch in diameter, with a lower chance for damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph.

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z THURSDAY/

Issued at 701 AM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026

Morning clouds in MN will gradually scatter out and ceilings rise into the 2500-3500 ft agl range by afternoon. E ND and RRV a few clouds around today, but in general scattered CU and scattered cirrus. Northwest wind all areas today in the 10-18 kt sustained with gusts 20-25 kts. Winds diminish quickly after 00z.

FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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

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