451  
FXUS63 KABR 250518 AAC  
AFDABR  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
1218 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2025  
   
KEY MESSAGES
 
 
- DRY WEATHER TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY NIGHT.  
 
- TEMPERATURES WILL BE 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL THROUGH  
MONDAY, BEFORE RETURNING TO NEAR NORMAL VALUES TUESDAY THROUGH  
AT LEAST SUNDAY.  
 

 
   
UPDATE
 
 
ISSUED AT 1217 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2025  
 
UPDATED FORECAST FOR THE 06Z TAFS BELOW.  
 
UPDATE ISSUED AT 820 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2025  
 
NO CHANGES PLANNED TO THE TONIGHT PERIOD FORECAST.  
 
UPDATE ISSUED AT 635 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2025  
 
SEE BELOW FOR AN AVIATION FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR THE 00Z TAFS.  
 

 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
ISSUED AT 328 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2025  
 
THE FLAT FAIR WEATHER CUMULUS CLOUDS THAT HAVE BEEN ABUNDANT DURING  
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ARE STARTING TO FADE ON  
THE WESTERN EDGE OF OUR FORECAST AREA. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE AS  
DAYTIME HEATING DIMINISHES THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND  
EVENING HOURS, WITH A CLEAR OR MOSTLY CLEAR SKY OVERNIGHT. DRY  
WEATHER WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH THE NEAREST  
PRECIPITATION CHANCES REMAINING OVER EITHER FAR SOUTH CENTRAL SD OR  
NE.  
 
THE SURFACE WEATHER MAP AT 20Z SHOWED THE CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE  
NEAR THE SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN/MANITOBA BORDER, WITH THE RIDGE  
EXTENDING SOUTH THROUGH ND AND SD. AT 500MB, THE MAIN FEATURES  
ARE THE LOW NEAR JAMES BAY WITH A LARGE TROUGH OVER MUCH OF THE  
EASTERN U.S. AND A DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN  
THIRD OF THE COUNTRY. LIGHT WINDS AND A CLEAR SKY UNDER HIGH  
PRESSURE TYPICALLY RESULTS IN OVERNIGHT LOWS BEING A COUPLE  
DEGREES BELOW FORECAST GUIDANCE. WE DID DROP TEMPERATURES  
SLIGHTLY, WITH A BLEND TO THE NBM 25TH PERCENTILE. HOWEVER, WITH  
THE 25TH AND 75TH PERCENTILES WITHIN 3 DEGREES FOR EXAMPLE AT ABR,  
THE OVERALL CHANGE WAS MINIMAL.  
 
THE SURFACE HIGH WILL RESIDE OVER EASTERN SD AND WEST CENTRAL MN  
FROM 15Z MONDAY TO APPROXIMATELY 12Z TUESDAY BEFORE MOVING ACROSS IA.  
DURING THE SAME TIME THE 500MB RIDGE WILL SHIFT EAST ACROSS THE  
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST BUT BECOME SURPRESSED AS THE MAIN AREA OF HIGH  
PRESSURE SETS UP ACROSS TX. WE WILL EXPERIENCE A RETURN TO NEAR  
SEASONAL NORMAL TEMPERATURES FROM TUESDAY THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY.  
THERE IS A SUBTLE KINK IN THE 500MB FLOW, WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR  
A DISTURBANCE TO ADD EITHER A FEW MORE CLOUDS (ALONG WITH A WEAK  
SURFACE TROUGH), OR EVEN PRECIPITATION TO OUR AREA. AT THIS POINT  
WE'LL KEEP THE FORECAST DRY, WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT VARIABILITY  
AND UNCERTAINTY INCREASES FOR WEDNESDAY AND BEYOND. A HIGHER  
CHANCE (20-40% CHANCE) OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN  
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY AHEAD OF A SURFACE TROUGH NEARING FROM  
THE WEST.  
 

 
   
AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z MONDAY/
 
 
ISSUED AT 1217 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2025  
 
TERMINALS KABR,KATY,KPIR,KMBG  
 
VFR CONDITIONS AND RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE  
NEXT 24 HOURS.  
 

 
   
ABR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
 
 
SD...NONE.  
MN...NONE.  

 
 

 
 
UPDATE...MMM  
DISCUSSION...06  
AVIATION...MMM  
 
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