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Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
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657 FXUS63 KBIS 300006 AFDBIS Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Bismarck ND 706 PM CDT Sun Jun 29 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Breezy through Monday, with slightly cooler temperatures and lower humidity. - Other than a 20 percent chance of showers and perhaps a thunderstorm in northern parts of the state late this afternoon and this evening, dry weather is expected through Tuesday afternoon. - Above normal temperatures are favored Wednesday and Thursday, with highs possibly reaching 90 degrees. - Low chances for showers and thunderstorms during the evening and overnight hours Tuesday and Wednesday, then medium chances late Thursday. Widespread severe storms are not expected at this time. && .UPDATE... Issued at 640 PM CDT Sun Jun 29 2025 We made some minor adjustments to pops, extending them down a little farther south over the northern CWA. We had some gusts to 40-45 mph early on after this shower activity developed, but coverage has backed off and gusts haven`t been as high. Also added some slight chance for thunderstorms over the far south central into the James River Valley, in an area of modest CAPE and effective shear. Updated text products will be transmitted shortly. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 229 PM CDT Sun Jun 29 2025 Latest satellite imagery shows a broad cyclonic upper level flow from the southern Canadian Prairie Provinces, into the Northern High Plains with a number of impulses tracking through the general upper level flow. At the surface, low pressure extended from the northern Great Lakes into the Central Plains, with high pressure over the Northern Rockies. For tonight, surface high pressure will track east from the Northern Rockies, into the Northern Plains. An impulse moving through the Northern Rockies has sparked convection for southeast Montana, south to the Black Hills. This thunderstorm activity is moving pretty much due east, and should remain south of the state line, in South Dakota. Additional impulses were located from southeast Saskatchewan into eastern Montana. These impulses have produced isolated showers from northeast Montana, east into far north central ND. This shower activity will persist over the northern tier counties of western and central ND into this evening. The overall general cyclonic flow from southern Canada will drop southeast overnight, pulling more widespread cloudiness from southern Canada, at least into the northern and eastern portions of the forecast area. A decent surface pressure gradient should also help keep it on the breezy side overnight. On Monday, the Canadian shortwave trough drops southeast into the Upper Great Lakes region. This could keep a chance of shower activity in the far eastern portions of central ND, but most activity should remain over eastern ND and into northwest Minnesota. A stray shower or two can not be ruled out though from the Turtle Mountains into the James River Valley. It will be breezy again Monday, moreso over central ND, compared to the west. In general, temperatures will be similar to today, but a little cooler southeast and a bit warm north and west. We remain within a northwest upper flow pattern Tuesday and Wednesday with increasing temperatures each day. By Wednesday we should be well into the 80s most areas, with some 90 degree readings possible in the west. Impulses propagating through the northwest upper flow will provide small chances (20 percent) for showers and thunderstorms. On Thursday we shift from a northwest to a southwest upper level flow with a building thermal ridge and a noticeable increase in moisture. Although there is not a distinct signal for severe weather, the increasing instability should yield at least some chances for thunderstorms as we head into the Independence day Holiday. The CSU machine learning page is hinting at low probabilities for severe storms on both the 3rd and 4th of July. The envelope of ensemble solutions remains broad at this time but NBM ensemble Pops have increased to widespread chance and even some likely Pops Thursday night through Friday night. We`ll see how things evolve as we move through the upcoming short work week. && .AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z TUESDAY/... Issued at 640 PM CDT Sun Jun 29 2025 VFR conditions are expected through the 00Z TAF period. Shower activity, too isolated in nature to include in any one TAF will diminish this evening. Showers may linger along the International border north of KMOT through the evening, but should generally stay north of KMOT. Winds will diminish later this evening, but may remain a little breezy at times overnight, especially at higher elevations. Winds will pick up again mid to late morning on Tuesday from the west to northwest. MVFR ceilings dropping south from Canada may clip eastern portions of the forecast area for a brief period Monday morning, including KJMS, but uncertainty too high to mention attim. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ UPDATE...TWH DISCUSSION...TWH AVIATION...TWH