968  
FXUS63 KUNR 211044  
AFDUNR  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR WESTERN SD AND NORTHEASTERN WY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
344 AM MST THU NOV 21 2024  
   
KEY MESSAGES  
 
- DRY THROUGH SATURDAY. MILD TEMPERATURES FOR MUCH OF THE AREA.  
 
- BREEZY AND COOLER SUNDAY WITH A CHANCE(20-30%) OF LIGHT SNOW.  
 
- UNSETTLED WITH BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES HEADING INTO  
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY.  
 
 
   
DISCUSSION  
(TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)  
ISSUED AT 140 AM MST THU NOV 21 2024  
 
CURRENT SURFACE MAP PLACES HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE NORTHERN  
PLAINS. A FEW HIGH CLOUDS ACROSS THE AREA WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE  
20S. MILD AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY WITH  
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA. WEAK/SHALLOW COLD FRONT  
EXPECTED TO SLIP INTO NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA ON FRIDAY, THEN  
LIFT BACK NORTHWARD ON SATURDAY. FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATED SOME  
POTENTIAL FOR LOW STRATUS NORTH OF THE FRONT WHICH MAY KEEP  
TEMPERATURES A BIT COOLER THAN CURRENT FORECAST.  
 
UPPER FLOW BECOMES ZONAL SUNDAY WITH DECENT SHORTWAVE TRACKING  
ACROSS MONTANA/NORTH DAKOTA. COLD FRONT DROPS THROUGH THE AREA  
EARLY SUNDAY. 3-5MB/3HR PRESSURE RISES AND ROBUST COLD ADVECTION  
WILL RESULT IN GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. MAY BE A BIT OF LIGHT  
SNOW/FLURRIES ACROSS THE AREA WITH LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION. COLD  
TEMPERATURES CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK. EMBEDDED IMPULSES IN  
FLOW MAY BRING SOME CHANCES FOR LIGHT SNOW WITH ONLY MINOR  
ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.  
 
 
   
AVIATION  
(FOR THE 12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY MORNING)  
ISSUED AT 344 AM MST THU NOV 21 2024  
 
VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD.  
 
 
   
UNR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
SD...NONE.  
WY...NONE.  
 
 
 
 
DISCUSSION/KEY MESSAGES...7  
AVIATION...7  
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