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Latest ND Drought Briefing

National Weather Service
by The Dakotan
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September 1, 2023

Storm Spectacular but Brief 

Rainfall Welcome  MINOT – The thunderstorm that centered over Minot shortly after 1 a.m. Thursday was loud, bright and, for a time, brought a deluge of rainfall. All in all, measurable precipitation in and near the city was about 1/3 of an inch.  Nevertheless, it was a welcome rainfall despite raucous thunder and frequent, bright […]
by Kim Fundingsland
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August 31, 2023

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

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

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

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

Hot Temperatures Ahead

NWS: Excessive Heat Expected EVENT DETAILS After a seasonably cool first half of July, temperatures are expected to warm up this coming weekend and stay hot through next week. There is a moderate risk (40%) of excessive heat July 25-27th, which means highs will likely reach at least the mid to upper 90s across western […]
by The Dakotan
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July 18, 2023

El Nino Conditions Persist 

ND Favored for Warmer, Drier Winter  Despite the cooler than normal temperatures across North Dakota as of late, the Climate Prediction Center says the development of El Nino continues to progress. An El Nino advisory remains in effect with conditions favored to strengthen into the Northern Hemisphere winter of 2023-24.   El Nino is created […]
by Kim Fundingsland
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July 13, 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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