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FXUS63 KFGF 170539
AFDFGF

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
1139 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- The probability for hazardous weather is low through next
  weekend.

&&

.UPDATE...
Issued at 1004 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025

Partly to mostly cloudy skies continus this evening, allowing
for temperatures to be slightly warmer this evening than last
night, although the coldest conditions will be in northwest
Minnesota where skies are most clear. Regardless, impacts remain
limited overnight.

UPDATE
Issued at 517 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025

Weather conditions remained quiet this afternoon with light and
variable winds and partly to mostly cloudy skies. This will
continue overnight with increasing easterly winds after
midnight. Given the quiet weather, no major changes were made
to the forecast.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 110 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025

...Synopsis...

Northwesterly flow today will turn to split flow for the next
several days. This FA will find itself in the middle, under
generally dry and quiet conditions. Towards next weekend, westerly
zonal flow sets up, with no notable waves after Thursday propagating
through. In turn, generally dry and quiet weather will likely
continue through next weekend.

There are only two real chances of precipitation throughout the
forecast period, and both look limited. The first period of
chances are associated with a closed low tracking through the
Central Plains Monday into Tuesday. The main frontogensis band
stays well south of this FA, with the northern fringe just
clipping Grant county. Therefore, have a few low (20%) PoPs in
the forecast for our far southeastern FA late Monday into early
Tuesday, but the expectation is that the vast majority of
precipitation will remain south of our FA.

The next chance at precipitation arrives Thursday, associated with a
passing wave embedded in the northern stream of the split flow
pattern. This wave will be very progressive, and will likely not
close off until it is to our east. Therefore, another
smattering of low (20% to 30%) PoPs are in the forecast for
much of Thursday. Warm temperatures should keep most
precipitation as rain, with a few snowflakes mixing in on the
backside.

Temperature wise we will remain above average over the next week,
with cooler air (but still above average) late week filtering in
behind the Thursday system. This results in high temperatures in the
40s every afternoon. For reference, average high temperatures
this time of the year are in the 30s, dropping rapidly to near
freezing by this time next week.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY/...
Issued at 1138 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025

VFR conditions should persist for the entire TAF period. Where
clouds exist, isolated MVFR cannot be ruled out but this appears
to be fairly unlikely due to how dry we are right now.
Regardless, aviation impacts will remain limited as winds will
generally remain below 12 knots, with a few isolated gusts by
tomorrow afternoon around 15-20 knots.

&&

.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...None.
MN...None.

&&

$$

UPDATE...Perroux
DISCUSSION...Rafferty
AVIATION...Perroux