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Spot Forecast for Grand Forks RX...USFWS
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
550 AM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 CDT on October 05.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

Please call the NWS in Grand Forks at 701-795-5127 for additional
information and monitor our website (www.weather.gov/fgf) or NOAA
All-Hazards Radio for the latest updates.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...

North to northeast winds around 10 mph will pick up
around mid-morning and become more due northerly. Sustained speeds
will increase to 25 to 30 mph with gusts to around 40 mph by late
morning and afternoon. Showers and a few isolated thunderstorms on
and off will become more steady rain by mid-day, then back to
showers in the later afternoon. Temperatures will continue their
downward trend with the passage of the cold front, with highs
today only around 60 degrees. Afternoon RH values will be around
65 percent. Decrease winds and much cooler heading into tonight,
with a chance for frost.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent) then becoming partly
                    sunny (60-70 percent). Scattered thunderstorms
                    in the morning. Rain showers through the day.
Max temperature.....Around 59.
Min humidity........64 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Breezy. North winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to
                    20 to 25 mph with gusts to around 36 mph in the
                    late morning and afternoon. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms early in the
                    morning. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms early in the morning.
Mixing height.......3300 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........North 20 to 25 mph increasing to northwest 35
                    to 40 mph late in the morning, then decreasing
                    to 25 to 30 mph late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....9000 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    99900 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........93  98  99  94  93  93  95  93  90  84  76  67
Weather cov.....NUM NUM DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF NUM SCT SCT
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........SCT ISO ISO ISO
Temp............57  58  57  56  56  55  56  54  57  54  55  56
RH..............96  90  93  95  96  93  83  83  69  71  69  64
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT wind spd..10  10  10  15  20  20  25  25  25  25  25  20
20 FT wind gust.14  14  16  22  29  32  35  36  34  34  33  32
Mix hgt (kft)...1.3 0.5 1.4 1.4 1.7 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.7 3.1 3.3 2.9
Mixing wind dir.N   N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N
Mixing wind spd.20  20  20  20  25  35  40  40  40  35  30  25
Vrate kt-ft/1K..21  9   23  24  35  61  72  74  95  100 91  66

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (55-65 percent) then becoming
                    mostly clear (20-30 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 35.
Max humidity........92 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to
                    10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph early in the
                    evening.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Northwest 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15
                    mph after 3 am.
Smoke dispersal.....29500 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing
                    to 4700 knot-ft late in the night.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........62  56  65  63  63  54  44  39  27  20  10  6
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............54  51  49  47  48  46  45  44  43  42  41  39
RH..............69  77  83  89  83  86  86  89  86  82  82  85
20 FT wind dir..N   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W
20 FT wind spd..20  15  10  10  10  10  10  5   5   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.27  22  20  18  16  15  14  13  12  12  13  12
Mix hgt (kft)...2.0 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Mixing wind dir.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
Mixing wind spd.20  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  10  15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..30  8   5   5   5   6   6   6   6   6   5   5

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). Patchy frost early in the
                    morning.
Max temperature.....Around 58.
Min humidity........34 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 20
                    mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph late in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......4900 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........West 10 to 15 mph increasing to around 20 mph
                    in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....3600 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    92300 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........6   9   12  4   2   2   3   3   3   2   2   2
Weather cov.....    PTY
Weather type....    FST
Tstm cov........
Temp............38  37  36  40  45  49  51  54  55  56  57  55
RH..............85  89  92  85  68  58  50  41  38  35  34  38
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10  15  15  10  10
20 FT wind gust.12  12  13  14  16  18  19  20  21  21  21  19
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.6 3.0 3.6 4.3 4.5 4.7 4.9 3.5
Mixing wind dir.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
Mixing wind spd.10  10  10  15  15  15  20  20  20  20  20  20
Vrate kt-ft/1K..5   4   6   9   21  42  57  73  79  86  92  57

$$
Forecaster...JR
Requested by...Michael Miller
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2522930.2/FGF
.DELDT 10/05/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL michael_a_miller@fws.gov