Powers Lake, North Dakota Weather Forecast Discussion

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FXUS63 KBIS 172338
AFDBIS
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
638 PM CDT Wed Sep 17 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Showers and isolated embedded thunderstorms continue this
  afternoon over south central and into the far southwest.
  Isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible west and north
  central through early this evening.
- Showers and isolated thunderstorms remain in the forecast
  tonight through Friday. The highest rain chances tonight into
  Thursday are over southern and central portions of the
  forecast area. Thursday night and Friday the highest rain
  chances will be along and east of the Highway 83 corridor.
- High temperatures will be mainly in the 50s and 60s Thursday
  and Friday, then warming into the 70s over the weekend. Low
  temperatures will be in the mid 40s to mid 50s.
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.UPDATE...
Issued at 638 PM CDT Wed Sep 17 2025
Rain continues in the south, while a few thunderstorms are being
found in the north and west. Made some minor pop updates to
account for this current activity. Thunderstorms are expected to
diminish shortly after sunset this evening, although the next
round of rain will slowly push in from the south. Before
thunderstorms end, there could be some funnel clouds or perhaps
brief landspout tornadoes as the non supercell parameter is
elevated. Have put an SPS to counties with this potential early
this evening. In addition, convective rain with these
thunderstorms could cause some minor flooding. Have put out a
Flood Advisory along the heavier rain areas in north central
North Dakota through much of this evening.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 104 PM CDT Wed Sep 17 2025
Scattered to numerous showers continue over south central ND.
Although the thunder has pretty much ended here, an isolated
embedded thunderstorm can not be ruled out. over western and
into north central ND, we are seeing isolated showers and
thunderstorms develop. As mentioned earlier today, there is
little if any shear here, but instability is in the 500-1000
J/Kg range with increasing low level lapse rates and wk surface
vorticity. The non-supercell tornado parameter continues to
tick up. Can not rule out a landspout this afternoon during max
heating. Think this threat should subside as heating wanes
later this afternoon. For tonight, we did add some patchy fog
to western ND, near the western fringes of the mid to high level
cloud shield, otherwise expect increasing chances for showers
and possibly a few thunderstorms later this evening and through
much of the day Thursday.
A couple of mid-upper level circulations (eastern MT and central
SD) are responsible for the precipitation chances as they linger
over the area through this evening before converging over
southern ND/northern SD late tonight. This will keep the threat
for showers and a few thunderstorms in the forecast tonight,
Thursday and Thursday night as the mid-upper level circulation
makes its way slowly east. There is another, weaker upper level
system that moves through the area this weekend that may keep
at least a small chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
forecast (although current NBM pops are pretty much non-
existent Saturday night through Sunday night). Then another
upper level system looks to move into the northern/central
Plains early next week. There is a lot of uncertainty in the
timing/placement and the strength of the systems this weekend
and especially early next week. However, there is some general
agreement in at least a brief warm and dry period as we head
into the middle portions of next week. This is also supported in
the latest 6-10 day CPC outlook which is also favoring a warm
and dry period over much of the Northern Plains during that
timeframe (Sept 23-27).
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.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z FRIDAY/...
Issued at 638 PM CDT Wed Sep 17 2025
Periods of rain showers will bring MVFR to IFR conditions at
times, with perhaps some VFR conditions when in between rain
showers. At least vicinity thunderstorms are possible from KXWA
to KMOT until around sunset this evening. The next round of
showers will move from south to north tonight through Thursday,
continuing the potential for MVFR to IFR conditions. Areas
without showers tonight may see some patchy fog develop and last
into early Thursday morning. Confidence was too low to include
in TAFs at this time. Overall look for an easterly wind through
the TAF period.
&&
.BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&
$$
UPDATE...Anglin
DISCUSSION...TWH
AVIATION...Anglin

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