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KEY MESSAGES
- Blowing/accumulating snow will bring travel impacts Tuesday.
- Freezing rain/drizzle may linger on the backside of the system into Wednesday extending the window for travel impacts but confidence on end timing is low.
..Synopsis
Cold temperatures overnight with lows falling below zero in most locations and into the minus teens in northeast North Dakota and far northwest Minnesota. We'll see another cold day Monday before we start to warm up with highs in the single digits to teens.
The upper flow pattern will feature an anomalously large ridge for this time of year over the southwestern United States, bringing extreme heat to the southwest and putting us in northwesterly flow aloft. There will be a very fast moving shortwave that brings a nice swath of warm air advection snow across the area. Generally the QPF footprint is modest, at 0.10-0.25". The bulk of precipitation appears to be on the cold side of the thermal ridge so snow will be the primary concern, although given the close proximity of the ridge some freezing rain may mix in. This creates a roughly 60% chance for advisory impacts due to freezing rain and snow.
The ridge continues to build through the remainder of the week with the potential for temperatures to rise into the 50s and 60s by the end of the week before we get another shot of precipitation. Overall, expect a relatively quieter week with Tuesday and Wednesday being the main risk for weather impacts.
AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z TUESDAY/
Issued at 625 AM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026
Mainly VFR conditions through the period with a chance for some stratocu this afternoon but overall still to low of confidence to prevail an MVFR group in the TAFs. Went with a sct to bkn 035 to convey this threat and timing with AMDs needed if if does occur. Winds turning northerly to south tonight ahead of the incoming Tuesday snow maker with conditions becoming MVFR beyond the end of the current taf period. Winds today northerly at 10-15kts and gusting 20-25kts (mainly FAR, GFK, and TVF).
FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ND...None. MN...None.
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