354  
FXUS63 KABR 250826  
AFDABR  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
226 AM CST MON NOV 25 2024  
   
KEY MESSAGES  
 
- THERE IS A 20 TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW WEDNESDAY MORNING  
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN SD INTO WEST  
CENTRAL MN.  
 
- HIGH CONFIDENCE ON MUCH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES BY THE END OF  
THE WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER TEENS TO 20S  
AND LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO TO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW  
ZERO.  
 
 
   
SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON/  
 
ISSUED AT 225 AM CST MON NOV 25 2024  
 
CLOUDS PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN CWA EARLY THIS MORNING WITH SOME  
FILLING BACK IN BETWEEN THE MISSOURI AND JAMES VALLEYS. EXPECT THAT  
ALL OF THE CLOUDS WILL EXIT BY MID MORNING. GENERALLY, DRY  
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO  
THE DAKOTAS TODAY. CAN'T COMPLETELY RULE OUT SOME SNOW STREAMERS  
THIS MORNING NEAR PIERRE, THOUGH, AS THE NORTHWEST WINDS ARE  
FAVORABLE OFF THE WARMER WATERS OF THE MISSOURI.  
 
NORTHWEST BREEZES DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST TODAY AS THE UPPER  
TROUGH EXITS AND THE HIGH BUILDS IN. ON TUESDAY, A WEAK WARM FRONT  
DEVELOPS ALONG THE SD/NE BORDER IN THE MORNING AND SHOULD BE ENOUGH  
TO KEEP HIGHS ABOVE FREEZING SOUTH OF HWY 14. H85 TEMPS MODIFY  
SLIGHTLY ON TUESDAY WITH MORE ZONAL FLOW ALOFT BUT REMAIN IN THE  
NEGATIVE SINGLE DIGITS CELSIUS. ULTIMATELY, THIS TRANSLATES TO HIGHS  
ABOUT 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TODAY  
AND TUESDAY.  
 
 
   
LONG TERM /TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY/  
 
ISSUED AT 225 AM CST MON NOV 25 2024  
 
TUESDAY EVENING WE ARE IN ZONAL FLOW ALOFT WITH WINDS FROM THE WEST  
AND A TROUGH AT THE SURFACE. A SHORTWAVE ALOFT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE  
AREA WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL MOVE OUT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING. FOR  
THURSDAY, WE CONTINUE TO SEE A SIGNAL FOR AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT  
BRINGING MUCH COLDER AIR TO THE AREA. SO, HOW MUCH COLDER IS THE AIR  
THATS COMING IN BEHIND THE FRONT? STARTING TUESDAY EVENING 850 MB  
TEMPS ARE BETWEEN -3 AND -5 DEGREES C. BY THURSDAY EVENING TEMPS  
DROP TO -12 TO -14 C. HIGH PRESSURE MOVES IN BEHIND BUT A SHORTWAVE  
ON SATURDAY COULD BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW.  
 
THE SNOW ON WEDNESDAY LOOKS TO BE CONCENTRATED OVER NORTH  
CENTRAL/NORTHEASTERN SD AND WEST CENTRAL MN WITH CHANCES 30% OR  
LESS. ACCUMULATIONS LOOK TO BE HIGHEST OVER FAR NORTHEASTERN SD AND  
WEST CENTRAL MN OF LESS THAN HALF AN INCH. FRIDAY NIGHT, THERE IS A  
SLIGHT CHANCE (25% OR LESS) OF SOME LIGHT SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE  
AREA LASTING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS COULD BE AROUND  
AN INCH IN PARTS OF CENTRAL SD, SLIGHTLY LESS IN NORTHEASTERN SD.  
 
TEMPERATURES, AS MENTIONED WILL BE BELOW AVERAGE. WEDNESDAY AND  
THURSDAY, HIGHS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 5-10 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE.  
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, HIGHS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 15-20 DEGREES BELOW  
AVERAGE. MONDAY, HIGHS START TO RECOVER SOME, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15  
DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE. WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE OUT OF THE  
ORDINARY THROUGH THE PERIOD.  
 
 
   
AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z MONDAY/  
 
ISSUED AT 1142 PM CST SUN NOV 24 2024  
 
TERMINALS KABR,KATY,KPIR,KMBG  
 
THE LIGHT SNOW ACROSS NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA IS BEGINNING TO WIND  
DOWN LATE THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE SHIFTING EAST INTO  
MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT. MVFR CIGS WILL HANG ON FOR A BIT LONGER AT  
KATY THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS UNTIL AROUND 09Z THIS  
MORNING. VFR CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED FOR ALL TERMINALS  
THROUGH THE END OF THIS TAF SET. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL  
REMAIN GUSTY ON OCCASION THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT, THEN STRENGTHEN  
SOME DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING BY LATE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
 
   
ABR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
SD...NONE.  
MN...NONE.  
 
 
 
 
SHORT TERM...WISE  
LONG TERM...KK  
AVIATION...VIPOND  
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