Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
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099 FXUS63 KABR 110153 AAB AFDABR Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 753 PM CST Mon Nov 10 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Gusty downsloping winds along the eastern slopes of the Coteau tonight into the overnight, with gusts of 35-45 mph with potentially locally higher gusts. - Above normal temperatures return for the Tuesday - Friday timeframe. && .UPDATE... Issued at 742 PM CST Mon Nov 10 2025 Low level WAA is underway. For the next 6 or 7 hours, the strengthening low level thermal inversion over the Prairie Coteau and a 40+knot southwest wind just a few hundred meters off the surface, will support downslope winds/gusts on and east of the lee-side slope of the Prairie Coteau this evening into the early morning hours on Tuesday before the potential for downslope winds subside. The warm front`s passage should turn winds around to the west-northwest, effectively shutting off the downslope wind potential (later tonight after 06Z). Advertising 20 to 30 mph sustained winds with gusts between 40 and 55 mph at times in a Special Weather Statement (SPSABR) for the Coteau counties in this CWA (Marshall, Roberts, Grant and Deuel counties). The non-diurnal temperature trend overnight still looks good as well. No updates needed at this time. UPDATE Issued at 529 PM CST Mon Nov 10 2025 See below for an aviation forecast discussion for the 00Z TAFs. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 347 PM CST Mon Nov 10 2025 The main focus tonight into tomorrow will be on an incoming warmer air mass and associated gusty winds. A warm front, currently draped north to south across the western Dakotas will shift eastward across the forecast area this evening into the early overnight. A warm air advection pattern kicks in on a southwest to west wind component which should stop any fall in temperature readings late this evening and early overnight. We`ll likely see temperatures fall into the 20s to low 30s this evening after sunset and then steady out or slowly rise overnight. This set up will also be favorable for a downsloping wind event this evening into the early overnight across northeast SD. Anticipate winds will increase around 01Z this evening and persist to around 08-09Z Tuesday morning. Short term hi-res guidance/CAMs have latched onto some higher wind values from previous runs. Wind gusts will range from 35-45 mph with the potentially locally higher gusts than that. This event should not be impactful with the exception of the typical high profile vehicle impacts that strong winds pose a threat to. A cold front is progged to quickly sweep through the forecast area early Tuesday morning on the heels of the warm front. Winds turn west to northwesterly with another day of breezy conditions expected Tuesday. The air mass behind the cold front is not much cooler than what will be in place tonight, so expecting a warm day on Tuesday with highs in the upper 40s to low 50s east to mid to upper 50 across central SD. Ridging at the sfc and aloft will take hold Wednesday through the end of the work week. This will begin a stretch of warmer than normal temperatures and continued dry conditions. 850 temperatures are progged to be 1-2 standard deviations above climo during this stretch with the core of the warmest set to arrive late Thursday through Friday. Could potentially see widespread daytime temperature readings in the 60s on Friday. We`ll also likely be picking up on some healthy southerly winds later this week and with the warm and dry trend expected, we will have to watch for elevated fire weather conditions. The end of the period continues to remain a bit more murky. Models do prog an upper trough to shift across the northern tier in a split flow upper pattern with a cutoff type low tracking across the central and southern CONUS. This could provide our area with our next best chances for moisture. Continued to advertise the inherited broad brushed ensemble generated PoPs for Saturday into Sunday. && .AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY/... Issued at 529 PM CST Mon Nov 10 2025 Terminals KABR,KATY,KPIR,KMBG VFR (overcast) high cirrus clouds blanket the region, and are likely to continue to do so overnight. South to southwest winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts 25-35 knots this evening at all four terminals will gradually switch around to west-northwest winds later tonight, persisting into the day on Tuesday. Low level wind shear potential will exist from early this evening through the morning hours of Tuesday as a frontal system moves through the region and winds aloft shift from south to northwest and increase. && .ABR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SD...None. MN...None. && $$ UPDATE...10 DISCUSSION...Vipond AVIATION...10