Storm Impacting the Northwest U.S.; Fire Weather Conditions in Southern California; Severe Weather in the South

A Pacific storm is bringing areas of low elevation rain, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and high winds to the Northwest. Strong Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions are producing elevated to critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early Wednesday morning across parts of northeast Texas into western Tennessee. Read More >

Grand Forks, ND	ZFPFGF	AFDFGF	HWOFGF	NOWFGF	SFTND SFPND
Bismarck, ND	ZFPBIS	AFDBIS	HWOBIS	NOWBIS	SFTND SFPND
Minneapolis, MN	ZFPMPX	AFDMPX	HWOMPX	NOWMPX	SFTMN SFPMN
Duluth, MN	ZFPDLH	AFDDLH	HWODLH	NOWDLH	SFTMN SFPMN
Aberdeen, SD	ZFPABR	AFDABR	HWOABR	NOWABR	SFTSD SFPSD
Sioux Falls, SD	ZFPFSD	AFDFSD	HWOFSD	NOWFSD	SFTSD SFPSD

Surface Fronts & Precipitation Forecasts

	--Discussions--	--Precipitation Forecast Maps--
	Forecast Precipitation Discussion	UPDATED 6 hour
	Excessive Rainfall Discussion	6-12 hour Precipitation
	Heavy Snowfall Discussion	12-18 hour Precipitation
	--Surface Forecast Maps--	18-24 hour Precipitation
	Surface Forecasts from WPC	24-30 hour Precipitation
	Day 1/2 to 2 1/2 Forecast Maps	Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
	Days 3 to 7 Forecast Maps	Days 4 & 5 Day 5 total Day 7 total

Climate and Drought Situational Awareness

Near Term Climate Outlooks

6 to 10 day Outlooks		8 to 14 day Outlooks
Temperature	Precipitation	Temperature	Precipitation

6 to 10 day Upper Air Forecast		8 to 14 day Upper Air Forecast

What do these maps mean?

Hazards Outlook
3 to 7 days		8 to 14 days

Longer Term Climate Outlooks and Drought Monitoring

What do these maps mean?

Monthly Outlooks (Final-updated monthly)		Next Seasons Outlooks
Temperature	Precipitation	Temperature	Precipitation

Monthly Outlooks (Preliminary - issued 3rd Thursday of each month)