Grand Forks, North Dakota
It's been a long stretch for residents of Grand Forks, along the Red River bordering Minnesota. Flooding seems to be a seasonal affair and lately the entire area has been raked by strong and severe thunderstorms. That seems to be at it's end at long last. Let's see if it lasts.
At 1253PM, CT, Grand Forks was reporting a temperature of 66 degrees and clear skies with gusty west-northwest winds. A broad area of low pressure over Ontario was reminiscent of a typically autumnal pattern and was pumping in the cool crisp air to much of the Upper Midwest and keeping things decidedly stable.
A steady northwesterly breeze is likely to persist thanks to the strong area of low pressure and it's associated dominant jet pattern which will keep things cool for the next 24-36 hours. An undercutting jet will develop south of North Dakota by the end of the day tomorrow, which will aid in the generation of a weak wave that will ripple along the Canadian border by Wednesday morning. Some light showers will be possible Wednesday morning followed by some reinforcing cool air during the day as the weaker low gets absorbed by the stronger system to the north.
Tomorrow - Partly cloudy (Late PM rain), High 80, Low 41
Wednesday - Morning showers, then becoming mostly cloudy, High 72, Low 50
TWC: Tomorrow - Partly cloudy skies. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 78, Low 44
Wednesday - Isolated thunderstorms. High 76, Low 53
AW: Tomorrow - Partly sunny and breezy (rain after 9) High 76, Low 42
Wednesday - Times of clouds and sun with a shower or thunderstorm around High 74, Low 46
NWS: Tomorrow - Partly sunny (rain after 7pm) High 76, Low 44
Wednesday - A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy High 74, Low 52
WB: Tomorrow - Partly Sunny, High 76, Low 44
Wednesday - Partly sunny with a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms, High 74, Low 52
I almost went with Weatherbug and said no rain in Grand Forks for Tuesday night, but I eventually relented. I should note that one model is putting Grand Forks at a low of 38 night tonight. That's awful. Here is the clear skies radar.
