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Odds Rising for Warm Winter 

Latest Long-Range Weather Outlook from CPC  What the weatherman has in store for the winter months is always of interest to North Dakotans, who often have a “we’ll see about that” response to long-range weather outlooks.  Nevertheless, indicators continue to favor a warmer than usual winter season for Minot and North Dakota. Here is the […]
by Kim Fundingsland
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August 24, 2023

Perfecto and the Chicken 

A Slice of Life Sometimes deep, dark secrets in a person’s past silently chew on them enough to force a confession, rather than continuing to “bottle up” a troubled and agonizing truth.   What follows, dear reader, is written with the belief that revealing a long-held secret that has tormented me for years will relieve me […]
by Kim Fundingsland
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August 20, 2023

ND Game and Fish News 

RAP Auction Scheduled  Confiscated hunting, fishing and trapping equipment will be sold Aug. 19 at the North Dakota Wildlife Federation’s Report All Poachers auction in Bismarck. The auction is scheduled for 11 a.m. at Schaumberg Arena.  Doors open at 10 a.m. Items include more than 60 firearms, fishing equipment, bows, spotlights and tree stands.  More […]
by The Dakotan
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August 14, 2023

Ward County Drought Conditions 

Slight Improvement Statewide  Ward County remains among the areas of the state where drought conditions are present. However, statewide, conditions have improved slightly according to the Drought Monitor’s weekly assessment.  “Recent beneficial precipitation resulted in improving conditions across parts of the Dakotas and Wyoming. Short-term drought expanded across northeast North Dakota which remained to the […]
by Kim Fundingsland
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August 10, 2023

Danger for People, Livestock, Pets 

Harmful Bacteria Strikes More ND Lakes  BISMARCK – The number of lakes in North Dakota showing evidence of harmful algae blooms is on the rise. Currently the state’s Department of Environmental Quality has posted Water Advisories for 13 lakes, a Water Warning for another, with the likelihood of more being added in the days and […]
by Kim Fundingsland
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July 28, 2023

Seasonal Weather Through Fall 

El Nino Influence to Follow  All signs point to warmer winter, with less than usual snowfall, for the Minot area and all of North Dakota. That the prognostication of the forecasters at the Climate Prediction Center.  Once a month the CPC issues their latest seasonal weather outlooks. While long-range weather predictions are not absolute, they […]
by Kim Fundingsland
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July 27, 2023

Warm Start to Week 

Storms Possible Tuesday  The National Weather service says North Dakota, particularly the western half of the state, can expect temperatures Monday ranging from the upper 80s to upper 90s. The warm temperatures are expected to continue through mid-week.  With the heat comes an increased chance of thunderstorms, with the greatest possibility Tuesday afternoon through the […]
by The Dakotan
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July 24, 2023

Pronghorn Licenses Cut, Season Set

ND Game and Fish Apply Online North Dakota’s 2023 pronghorn hunting season is set, with 420 licenses available in eight units. Bruce Stillings, big game management supervisor for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, said license numbers are down significantly from last year, when the department allocated 1,970 licenses in 17 units. “A limited […]
by The Dakotan
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July 24, 2023

Drought Creep in State 

Forecast Heating Up  MINOT – Drought conditions worsened slightly across much of North Dakota from a week ago. That’s according to thye weekly release of the U.S. Drought Monitor.  While increasingly dry conditions in the state are not unusual at this time of year, it is an indicator closely watched by farming and livestock interests […]
by Kim Fundingsland
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July 20, 2023

El Nino Expected 

Advisory Issued  The Climate Prediction Center concludes that “El Nino conditions are present and expected to gradually strengthen into the Northern Hemisphere winter 2023-24.”  El Nino is, basically, a warming of equatorial sea surface temperatures across the east-central and eastern Pacific Ocean for an extended period of time. With those conditions having been met, and […]
by Kim Fundingsland
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July 7, 2023
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