textproduct: Grand Forks

KEY MESSAGES

- Heat impacts are expected to continue across portions of the area through the remainder of this week.

UPDATE

Issued at 941 PM CDT Tue Jul 14 2026

Allowing the Extreme Heat Warning to drop at 10pm with a Heat Advisory going into effect beginning at 10pm tonight through 10pm Thursday as peak afternoon heat indices Wed/Thur south of HWY 2 will be in the mid to upper 90s and Wet Bulb Globe will creep over 80 continuing the heat impacts for the region.

..Heat Impacts This Week

Areas to the south of a slow moving cold front are expected to remain quite warm through the end of this week. Afternoon temps in the 90s will combine with dew points generally in the upper 60s to low 70s to bring heat index values of around 100 degrees each afternoon. The best chances to see these higher heat indices will be in the southern Red River Valley and adjacent areas of southeast North Dakota and west central Minnesota. Temperatures in the central Red River Valley could climb back into the low 90s; however, lower dew points should keep heat index values in the middle to upper 90s.

AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z THURSDAY/

Issued at 941 PM CDT Tue Jul 14 2026

VFR conditions with winds mostly below 10kts for area now and through tonight. Winds increase slight to 10-15kts for the late morning/afternoon Wednesday with KDVL seeing the highest speeds with gusts in the mid 20kts range. Smoke moving in from the east is likely to impact KFAR so threw in a FU group at SCT250 to represent this. Low confidence in smoke impacts at KBJI but cant 100% rule it out if the cold front stalls and lingers further north.

FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

ND...Extreme Heat Warning until 10 PM CDT this evening for NDZ027>030-038-039-049-052-053. Heat Advisory until 10 PM CDT Thursday for NDZ024-028>030-038- 039-049-052-053. MN...Extreme Heat Warning until 10 PM CDT this evening for MNZ001>003-015>017-022>024-027>032-040. Heat Advisory until 10 PM CDT Thursday for MNZ002-003-022>024- 027>032-040.