Wind Advisory 4, NWS Grand Forks, ND

681 
WWUS73 KFGF 080442
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
1142 PM CDT Tue Apr 7 2026

NDZ006-014-015-024-026>030-038-039-054-081245-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WI.Y.0004.260408T1600Z-260409T0000Z/
Towner-Benson-Ramsey-Eddy-Nelson-Grand Forks-Griggs-Steele-Traill-
Barnes-Cass-Western Walsh-
Including the cities of Lankin, Finley, Fargo, Cooperstown,
Valley City, Michigan, Hillsboro, Mayville, New Rockford, Devils
Lake, Leeds, Grand Forks, and Cando
1142 PM CDT Tue Apr 7 2026

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast and southeast North Dakota.

* WHEN...From 11 AM to 7 PM CDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

Rafferty

521 
WWUS73 KFGF 080852
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
352 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2026

NDZ006-014-015-024-026>030-038-039-054-081700-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0004.260408T1600Z-260409T0000Z/
Towner-Benson-Ramsey-Eddy-Nelson-Grand Forks-Griggs-Steele-Traill-
Barnes-Cass-Western Walsh-
Including the cities of Fargo, Hillsboro, Cooperstown, Devils
Lake, Cando, Lankin, Leeds, Grand Forks, New Rockford, Finley,
Valley City, Mayville, and Michigan
352 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2026

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM 
CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast and southeast North Dakota.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

Riddle

306 
WWUS73 KFGF 081543
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
1043 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2026

NDZ006-014-015-024-026>030-038-039-054-082345-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0004.260408T1600Z-260409T0000Z/
Towner-Benson-Ramsey-Eddy-Nelson-Grand Forks-Griggs-Steele-Traill-
Barnes-Cass-Western Walsh-
Including the cities of Cooperstown, Michigan, Finley, New
Rockford, Mayville, Devils Lake, Leeds, Hillsboro, Fargo, Grand
Forks, Lankin, Cando, and Valley City
1043 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2026

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast and southeast North Dakota.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

Perroux

256 
WWUS73 KFGF 081832
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
132 PM CDT Wed Apr 8 2026

NDZ049-052-053-090000-
/O.EXA.KFGF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260409T0000Z/
Ransom-Sargent-Richland-
Including the cities of Forman, Lisbon, Wahpeton, and Gwinner
132 PM CDT Wed Apr 8 2026

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* WHERE...Ransom, Richland, and Sargent Counties.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.

&&

$$

NDZ006-014-015-024-026>030-038-039-054-090000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260409T0000Z/
Towner-Benson-Ramsey-Eddy-Nelson-Grand Forks-Griggs-Steele-Traill-
Barnes-Cass-Western Walsh-
Including the cities of Cooperstown, Michigan, Finley, New
Rockford, Mayville, Devils Lake, Leeds, Hillsboro, Fargo, Grand
Forks, Lankin, Cando, and Valley City
132 PM CDT Wed Apr 8 2026

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast and southeast North Dakota.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

Perroux

908 
WWUS73 KFGF 082350
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
650 PM CDT Wed Apr 8 2026

NDZ006-014-015-024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-090100-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260409T0000Z/
Towner-Benson-Ramsey-Eddy-Nelson-Grand Forks-Griggs-Steele-Traill-
Barnes-Cass-Ransom-Sargent-Richland-Western Walsh-
Including the cities of Finley, Cando, Forman, Valley City,
Fargo, Gwinner, Lisbon, Leeds, Grand Forks, Cooperstown,
Michigan, Lankin, Devils Lake, New Rockford, Wahpeton, Mayville,
and Hillsboro
650 PM CDT Wed Apr 8 2026

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

Winds have dropped below wind advisory criteria. 

$$

Rafferty

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
1228 PM CDT Tue Apr 7 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- A quick moving system Wednesday brings rain, wind and snow.
  There is a 20 percent chance for advisory level impacts from
  accumulating and blowing snow.

&&

.UPDATE...
Issued at 1228 PM CDT Tue Apr 7 2026

Adjusted cloud cover for current satellite trends as some mid
level clouds move into western and central portions of the CWA.
Out ahead of the clouds, dew points have bottomed out in the
single digits across portions of northwestern and west central
MN, so adjusted them and RH downward for a period in that area
this afternoon. Should see some improvement in dew point
readings as the clouds move in and southerly winds pick up.

UPDATE
Issued at 628 AM CDT Tue Apr 7 2026

Patchy fog is being observed this morning across parts of
southeast North Dakota and west central Minnesota. Visibility
has been variable, but generally ranging between 1/2 mile and 1
mile at times. Further north, high clouds are beginning to move
into the area ahead of our next fast moving system. Guidance
continues to favor rain as the dominant ptype tonight into
Wednesday morning, with the highest probability for wintry mix
or snow being near Lake of the Woods and the adjacent northwest
Minnesota counties. Temperatures this morning range from the
single digits in northwest Minnesota to the lower 20s in the
Devils Lake Basin.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 241 PM CDT Mon Apr 6 2026

...Synopsis...

Broad northwest flow aloft and seasonably cold air mass aloft
will keep temperatures below average today and tonight. Calm
winds and clear skies will allow locations with relatively fresh
snowpack to dip into the single digits above and, in some
locations, below zero. There is also a low chance for fog to
develop over these same areas, although the current air mass may
be too dry to allow for more widespread and/or dense fog.

A well organized, strong but progressive clipper will move
through the southern tier of CAN Tuesday and Wednesday. Ahead of
the clipper, gusty southerly winds gusting 25-45 mph will
develop over eastern ND and the Red River Valley. Highest winds
are forecast to be in within the Devils Lake basin in northeast
ND - this is where there is a 60% chance of reaching Wind
Advisory criteria. Areas in southeast ND will see lesser winds
as mixing will be locally muted over snowpack.

As the clipper moves through Tuesday night and Wednesday, it
will bring precipitation and additional gusty west winds in its
immediate wake. More details on this and its potential for
advisory-level impacts found below.

Behind the clipper, the upper flow transitions to more quasi-
zonal / southwesterly through the weekend into early next week.
This will promote trend toward near to above average
temperatures as well as near to above average precipitation. As
of now, the chance for winter impacts within this period is very
low due to the likelihood of relatively warm temperatures well
above freezing, along with large uncertainty in synoptic
evolution beyond late this weekend.

...Wednesday's potential for advisory level winter impacts...

Ensemble guidance continues to strongly favor a track of this
clipper that would keep vast majority of snowfall north of the
international border. That being said, there is a large subset
of guidance that still eeks 1-3 inches of snowfall just over
the board (particularly along the Minnesota international
border), concurrent with gusty winds.

There is also a small subset of guidance that blossoms a larger
area of snowfall over our area, still mainly north of Highway
200. This scenario features moderate to heavy snow rates quickly
progressing through west to east across the area.

Timing of the clipper and its snow favors a passage during
daytime hours, which would mitigate the potential for impactful
snow accumulations with the help of April's insolation. Thus,
main impacts would likely be tied to reduced visibility due to
falling snow concurrent with gusty winds leading to blowing
snow. This wouldn't be the 'normal' blowing snow that our
region sees, and would need to be tied to falling snow with
gusty winds.

Ultimately, we are still maintaining around a 20% chance for
advisory level winter impacts from snowfall and reduced
visibility.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY/...
Issued at 1228 PM CDT Tue Apr 7 2026

VFR conditions with gusts above 25 kts at the ND airports. The
breezy south winds will continue into the evening, with some low
level wind shear at some sites as the boundary layer decouples.
Some MVFR and even IFR ceilings will move in during the later
part of the period, along with some chances for rain or even
rain/snow. Kept the visibility impacts MVFR at worst or in Prob
groups where it is less certain. After the rain and snow move by
late in the period there should be at least some sites improving
back to VFR.

&&

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

&&

UPDATE...Lynch/JR
DISCUSSION...CJ
AVIATION...JR

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
436 AM CDT Tue Apr 7 2026

MNZ001>003-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-
080945-
West Polk-Norman-Clay-Wilkin-Towner-Cavalier-Pembina-Benson-
Ramsey-Eastern Walsh-Eddy-Nelson-Grand Forks-Griggs-Steele-Traill-
Barnes-Cass-Ransom-Sargent-Richland-Western Walsh-
436 AM CDT Tue Apr 7 2026

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North
Dakota, west central and northwest Minnesota.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

South winds increase today, with gusts up to 40 mph at times.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

A quick moving system Wednesday brings rain, wind and snow. There
is a 10 percent chance for advisory level impacts due to
accumulating and blowing snow. Wind impacts are possible and
could gust up to 45 mph.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated today.

MNZ004>009-013>017-080945-
Kittson-Roseau-Lake Of The Woods-West Marshall-East Marshall-
North Beltrami-Pennington-Red Lake-East Polk-North Clearwater-
South Beltrami-
436 AM CDT Tue Apr 7 2026

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northwest
Minnesota.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

A quick moving system Wednesday brings rain, wind and snow. There
is a 20 percent chance for advisory level impacts from
accumulating and blowing snow.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated today.

MNZ022>024-027-028-030>032-040-080945-
Mahnomen-South Clearwater-Hubbard-West Becker-East Becker-
West Otter Tail-East Otter Tail-Wadena-Grant-
436 AM CDT Tue Apr 7 2026

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of west central
and northwest Minnesota.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

A quick moving system Wednesday brings rain, wind and snow. There
is a 10 percent chance for advisory level impacts from
accumulating and blowing snow.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated today.