textproduct: Grand Forks

KEY MESSAGES

- Snow will move eastward along and south of US Highway 2 through tomorrow morning. Bursts of heavier snowfall rates will reduce visibility at times. Snowfall accumulations should be between 1-2 inches, with locally higher totals up to 3 inches.

- Accumulating snow and high winds are possible Thursday afternoon. Track and intensity of the system is creating high uncertainty and a lower predictability horizon.

- Accumulating snow is possible this weekend although high uncertainty and low predictability to discern impacts exists.

..SYSTEM #3: SATURDAY/SUNDAY

Finally, another system is highly likely to traverse the intermountain west and eastward towards our region. Once again, because model dispersion greatly increases from System #2, it is even worse with respect to Saturday/Sunday. There is high confidence that at least something will impact the Northern Plains, however to what extent are the impacts is highly uncertain and carries a low predictability.

AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY/

Issued at 1204 PM CDT Mon Mar 9 2026

Stratus continues across the region this afternoon but satellite is indicating the beginnings of erosion in cloud coverage. Still, expect MVFR ceilings to continue through early afternoon with an eventual transition to VFR, although confidence in how long this lasts until it occurs is low. A system will bring precipitation from west to east, primarily as snow, likely getting close to FAR and potentially directly impacting it. If snow reaches FAR, expect at least MVFR visibilities with a possibility to go as low as LIFR/VLIFR briefly within heavier snowfall rates. These bursts of heavier snow should be brief and likely will not prevail. Snow should remain south of other TAF sites. As this system exits tomorrow morning, everyone should be VFR with winds becoming light and variable as a surface high should be overhead after midnight.

FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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