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KEY MESSAGES

- Rain chances increase this evening and overnight, with many areas likely seeing beneficial rainfall overnight into Thursday morning. Additional rain chances are possible Saturday into Sunday.

..Synopsis

South to southwest H5 flow prevails today, with surface winds out of the south to southeast. Showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected overnight as a shortwave moves along the flow pattern. Most areas should see wetting rains, with the heavier amounts being in west central Minnesota and southeast North Dakota. Heading into Thursday, H5 flow becomes northwesterly, with surface flow remaining out of the south to southeast. Weak shortwave ridging will support slightly warmer high temperatures in the low 70s on Friday. Heading into Saturday, a trough is expected to traverse southwest flow into the Northern Plains, bringing another chance for rain into the region. Ensembles are in reasonably good agreement regarding additional rain chances late Sunday through Tuesday in association with a cold front. At this time, this system carries the potential for much higher rainfall totals over this period, with currently a 25 percent chance for 1 inch or more rain across much of eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota.

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z THURSDAY/

Issued at 1144 AM CDT Wed Sep 23 2026

Southerly winds are expected to gust into the 20-30 kt range through this evening with the strongest winds from the Red River Valley and west. Starting tonight, winds will begin to decrease from west to east. Outside of the Devils Lake Basin, most locations can expect wind gusts in the 15-25 kt range Thursday. Low ceilings are currently impacting eastern North Dakota. As showers and thunderstorms spread from west to east this evening and overnight, MVFR and IFR conditions will follow impacting all of Northwest Minnesota by around 09 Z Thursday. Reduced flight categories are expected to be mostly due to low ceilings. The chance for thunder is 15-25% range across the region.

FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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

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