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804 FXUS63 KABR 091730 AAC AFDABR Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 1130 AM CST Sun Nov 9 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - 10 to 15 degrees below normal temperatures through tonight. - Above normal temperatures return for the Tuesday - Friday timeframe. && .UPDATE... Issued at 1124 AM CST Sun Nov 9 2025 Updated forecast discussion for the 18Z TAFs below. UPDATE Issued at 1012 AM CST Sun Nov 9 2025 The forecast for today looks good overall. Due to lake effort clouds, have increased the sky cover along the Missouri River. Various webcams near the river does not indicate flurries, yet. UPDATE Issued at 511 AM CST Sun Nov 9 2025 Updated forecast for the 12Z TAFs below. && .SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... Issued at 158 AM CST Sun Nov 9 2025 As of 2am satellite indicates low stratus filtering southward from ND with radar indicating scattered flurries, mainly James River and eastward. Main challenge through the morning will be how fast the stratus deck clears out along with upslope flow over the Coteau as models indicate 925mb low level moisture hanging around at least through the late morning/midday. So flurry mention may need to extend past 12Z. Otherwise, current temps range from the upper teens to the lower 20s with wind chill values in the single digits. Northwest flow will turn more northerly this evening as the region sits to the west of a large elongated mid level low over the Great Lakes stretching into Quebec and a large amplitude ridge to our west. Through Monday, the entire pattern will shift east with the ridge becoming positive tilted and flattening as a shortwave will push west to east across Canada. By 12Z today at the surface, a large 1040mb high pressure system will be centered over southeastern Saskatchewan/northwestern ND with the CWA under the southeastern edge of it. This will continue to sink further southward, with the center of the high over the region this evening. The high will continue to track south then southeast, with the CWA on the northern fringe of it by Monday morning. By Monday midday we will see the pressure gradient increase as the region will sit between this exiting high and a low pressure system over northern Canada. Other than the flurry mention this morning, expect dry conditions through the rest of the short term. Winds will continue to be breezy through the afternoon, with the steeper pressure gradient being behind the low, with gusts between 20-30kts, east of the Mo River and highest along the eastern slopes of the Coteau. Overall winds will diminish from west to east across the CWA later on this evening/tonight as the center of the high moves in. Otherwise, winds will increase again Monday afternoon with the steepening pressure gradient, as mentioned, with gusts overall between 20-30kts, highest over north central SD and portions of south central SD. Temps for today will be quite chilly, about 10-15 degrees below average with highs only in the upper 20s to the mid 30s. With clear skies tonight and light winds along with some areas having snow on the ground in grassy areas, this should allow for stronger radiational cooling. However, we do have some mid to high clouds that will move in closer to 12Z over portions of northern and northeastern SD so this may hinder a colder reading? Anyways, kept the trend and blended in some colder guidance with forecasted lows in the upper single digits to the upper teens, coldest over the James River Valley. Once again, wind chills could drop to as low as the single digits above zero. With winds turning southerly for Monday and warmer air moving in with the ridge, temps will rebound a bit with highs ranging in the mid 30s to possibly 50, warmest over south central SD and coldest over the Coteau. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... Issued at 158 AM CST Sun Nov 9 2025 A clipper system moving through will effectively scour out any remaining cold air, but comes with a fairly thick mid level cloud deck, although with a deep, dry subcloud layer below 12kft to preclude any precipitation. 850mb temperatures, a standard deviation above climo, comes through overnight at +7 to +16C northeast to southwest respectively. NBM has a non-diurnal trend, and captures the coteau downslope conditions overnight, and the post frontal northwestern winds that follow. A little cooler airmass follows, however while 850mb temperatures are within a standard deviation of the realm of climo, they are still above normal with NBM highs/lows running about 5 to 15 degrees above normal for Wednesday/Thursday. A stronger surge of milder air comes in with the next system Friday. NAEFS 850mb anomalies are nearing +2 above climo, with NBM already promoting highs/lows some 20 degrees above average. There is also a broad upper trough that moves in from the west for the weekended. Deterministic models are all in general agreement with the premise of an upper system moving overhead, lack continuity so while sticking with NBM at this time, NBM is averaging out POPs below the mention of any sort of precipitation over the weekend. This is likely since its really a smattering of a few GEFS/ENS members generating moisture at any given time. && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY/... Issued at 1124 AM CST Sun Nov 9 2025 Terminals KABR,KATY,KPIR,KMBG Prevailing VFR conditions can be expected for all terminals through the valid TAF period. However, low clouds may invade KATY after 21Z this afternoon. May need to amend the TAF to account for the low end MVFR cigs. Northerly winds today will subside overnight. The winds will increase from the south on Monday. && .ABR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SD...None. MN...None. && $$ UPDATE...SD SHORT TERM...MMM LONG TERM...07 AVIATION...SD |
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