textproduct: Grand Forks

KEY MESSAGES

- Growing signal for strong to severe storms this weekend into early next week.

UPDATE

Issued at 1154 PM CDT Wed Jun 24 2026

Showers and thunderstorms have diminished this evening, with only an isolated shower or two remaining around Lake of the Woods. Look for lows in the 50s overnight in most areas, along with light and variable winds.

..Severe potential this weekend and next week

With upper flow transitioning to southwesterly, the pattern looks to be warmer and more active with several weak shortwaves coming through. The timing of these shortwaves is still not resolvable at this point, but several rounds of thunderstorms look possible. The position of the ridge axis would make it seem that the best chances for Saturday afternoon and tonight for severe will be over the western Dakotas, but can't rule out some convection impacting the Devils Lake Basin that night. CWASP 50th percentile probabilities of 60 or more transition a bit further east for Sunday into next week. However, much will depend on timing of weak lead shortwaves and how much destabilization we get. Pattern looks active but details uncertain at this point.

AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY/

Issued at 1154 PM CDT Wed Jun 24 2026

Light and variable winds prevail overnight into Thursday morning, with VFR ceilings expected at all TAF sites. Aviation impacts are not expected through much of Thursday, with only low chances for scattered showers at KDVL late Thursday afternoon.

FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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