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Grand Forks, North Dakota
National Weather Service: Tornado Watch
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Almanac
Average High: 81°
Average Low: 56°
Record high/year: 104° (1988)
Record low/year: 37° (1983)
Sunrise: 5:36 AM
Sunset: 9:29 PM
Detailed History
Sun and Moon
Sunrise: 05:36 AM (CDT)
Moon Rise: 08:41 AM (CDT)
Sunset: 09:29 PM (CDT)
Moon Set: 11:17 PM (CDT)
Moon Phase
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Forecast data from the National Digital Forecast Database
5-Day Forecast
Hi 90°
Lo 63°
Partly Cloudy
Hi 85°
Lo 58°
Partly Cloudy
Hi 79°
Lo 56°
Chance of T-storms
Hi 70°
Lo 56°
Chance of T-storms
Hi 74°
Lo 58°
Partly Cloudy
Forecast for Grand Forks
Tonight
Mostly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms in the evening... then scattered thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may be severe in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunderstorms 40 percent.
Sunday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds around 10 mph. Heat index readings 89 to 94.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning...then chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 75 to 80. Chance of thunderstorms 40 percent.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 55 to 60.
Tuesday
Partly sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs 70 to 75.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows 55 to 60.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows 55 to 60.
Thursday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 60 to 65.
Friday
Partly sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s.
Saturday
Partly sunny. Chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.
Tornado Watch Statement as of 5:20 PM CDT on July 5, 2008
The National Weather Service has issued Tornado Watch 659 in
effect until midnight CDT tonight for the following areas
In Minnesota this watch includes 9 counties
In northwest Minnesota
Kittson Marshall Norman
Pennington Polk Red Lake
Roseau
In west central Minnesota
Clay Wilkin
In North Dakota this watch includes 16 counties
In northeast North Dakota
Benson Cavalier eddy
Grand Forks Nelson Pembina
Ramsey Walsh
In southeast North Dakota
Barnes Cass Griggs
Ransom Richland Sargent
Steele Traill
This includes the cities of... Argyle... Breckenridge...
Cooperstown... Crookston... Devils Lake... East Grand Forks...
Enderlin... Fargo... Finley... Forman... Grafton... Grand Forks...
Gwinner... Hallock... Halstad... Lakota... Langdon... Lisbon...
Maddock... Mayville... Milnor... Moorhead... New Rockford... Pembina...
Red Lake Falls... Roseau... Rutland... Thief River Falls...
Valley City and Wahpeton.
Public Information Statement Statement as of 6:16 PM EDT on July 5, 2008
National Weather Service Bismarck North Dakota
520 PM Sat Jul 5 2008
... Safety rules for severe Summer storms...
A Tornado Watch has been issued by the National Weather Service. The
following information and safety rules may save your life.
A watch means that weather conditions are favorable for the
development of severe thunderstorms and possibly tornadoes.
During a watch... you should go about your normal business... but
stay updated on the latest weather developments and be prepared
to go to a place of safety.
A warning means that severe thunderstorms or tornadoes have
been reported... or have been detected by radar. People in the
warned area should seek shelter immediately.
Tornadoes are natures most violent storms. In a home... the best
shelter is in the basement under heavy furniture. If no basement is
available... get to the center of the house on the lowest floor. Get
into a closet... interior Hall or a windowless bathroom. Stay away
from windows and doors. Protect your head with whatever you
can... a heavy blanket or even your hands.
In a school... office or other type of institutional building... go
quickly to a basement if available. If none... go to a Central Hall or
corridor on the lowest floor. Keep away from outside walls... doors
and windows. Stay out of auditoriums and gymnasiums. If
caught there... get under or next to something sturdy.
If in a Mobile home... whether it is tied down or not... seek shelter
on foot to the nearest reinforced building.
If in a car and in open country... drive at right angles away from the
tornado. If in a car in an urban area... leave the vehicle and get to
a reinforced shelter.
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Location: Longbow Ct., Grand Forks, ND Updated: 5:23 PM CDT |
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| Temperature: 87.4 °F | Dew Point: 66 °F | Humidity: 49% | Wind: South at 10.0 mph | Pressure: 29.60 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: 90 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: DDMET Grand Forks, ND, Grand Forks, ND Updated: 4:57 PM CDT |
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| Temperature: 87 °F | Dew Point: 70 °F | Humidity: 56% | Wind: Calm | Pressure: - | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: 91 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: East Grand Forks, MN Updated: 5:23 PM CDT |
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| Temperature: 90.6 °F | Dew Point: 70 °F | Humidity: 52% | Wind: SSW at 6.7 mph | Pressure: 29.57 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: 97 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: Grand Forks Education Center, Grand Forks, ND Updated: 5:22 PM CDT |
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| Temperature: 87.2 °F | Dew Point: 68 °F | Humidity: 53% | Wind: SSW at 8.0 mph | Pressure: 29.51 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: 91 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: NDDOT Grand Forks I-29 MP 145, Grand Forks, Other Updated: 4:16 PM CDT |
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| Temperature: 87 °F | Dew Point: 73 °F | Humidity: 64% | Wind: SSW at 13 mph | Pressure: - | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: 95 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: MNDOT East Grand Forks US-2 Mile Post 8, East Grand Forks, MN Updated: 5:01 PM CDT |
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| Temperature: 87 °F | Dew Point: 72 °F | Humidity: 59% | Wind: South at 13 mph | Pressure: - | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: 93 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: NDDOT Emerado US 2 MP 340.4, Emerado, Dry Updated: 4:11 PM CDT |
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| Temperature: 84 °F | Dew Point: 71 °F | Humidity: 64% | Wind: South at 11 mph | Pressure: - | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: 89 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: Rural Northwest Minnesota, Climax, MN Updated: 5:23 PM CDT |
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| Temperature: 86.7 °F | Dew Point: 58 °F | Humidity: 38% | Wind: South at 4.0 mph | Pressure: 28.67 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: 86 °F | Historical Graphs |
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NWS Forecaster Discussion
719 fxus63 kfgf 052011 afdfgf Area forecast discussion National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 311 PM CDT Sat Jul 5 2008 Short term... main forecast challenge is precipitation. When looking at the latest surface analysis...an area of low pressure extends through central ND and South Dakota. Kmvx continues to show some developing storms in central ND up into S mb. When comparing the models...the models remain in pretty good agreement...so ended up using a model blend for the forecast. Convection continues to try to develop along and ahead of the cold front...with middle level cap still preventing convection from getting fully organized yet. Latest msas analysis show lifted indices to -8 and a surface moisture flux convergence maximum extending through central into east ND. Dewpoints have risen into the middle to upper 60s over the area. The cap is expected to erode this evening as the shortwave...evident on the on WV imagery...moves into central ND. With surface based convective available potential energy up to 3000...severe is anticipated...with explosive development possible if the cap erodes quickly enough. Therefore...kept severe wording in forecast...with damaging winds and large hail the main severe weather threats. The front exits the area by Sun morning. A high pressure pressure system quickly moves through on sun...so kept the forecast dry. Then for Sun night...another low pressure system moves out of Canada into the North Plains...bringing the next chance for thunderstorms to the area for Sun night into Tuesday. Long term (wed-sat)... models initialized well and are in general agreement so will go with a blended solution at this time. Models show a progressive pattern with another system crossing the forecast area on Friday. Expect a rebound of temperatures and moisture ahead of the system increasing the chances for more -shra/-tsra. Otherwise...no significant changes are anticipated at this time. && Aviation... VFR conditions through the period with mention of thunderstorms and rain coinciding with passage of cold front. Winds may be erratic in vicinity of stronger storms. && Fgf watches/warnings/advisories... ND...none. Minnesota...none. && $$ Ng/Hopkins
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