Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
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973 FXUS63 KFSD 092002 AFDFSD Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 202 PM CST Sat Nov 9 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... - Intermittent periods of drizzle and light rain will continue through Sunday morning. Additional accumulations of up to a tenth or two will be possible. However, no snow is expected. - While confidence is low, a few patchy areas of fog aren`t out of the question especially west of the James River. - Near to just above normal temperatures will continue into the new week with daily highs expected to stay in the 40s and 50s. - Mostly quiet and dry conditions are expected for most of the upcoming week. However, there is some low potential (30%-40%) for light showers by Tuesday night into Wednesday. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 155 PM CST Sat Nov 9 2024 REST OF THE EVENING/TONIGHT: A wet and dreary day continues! Taking a look across the area, the dreary conditions continue as a band of light showers rotates northwestwards along the Hwy-14 corridor this afternoon ahead of an approaching surface low. While most of the area is current dry-slotted due to drier air in the mid- levels, lingering saturation in the lower levels and low LCLs have led to intermittent pockets of drizzle developing across northwestern IA and areas north of I-90. From here, there could be a brief break in the light shower activity from 21z to 00z as a touch of drier air disrupts saturation. However, this will be short lived as low-level saturation returns with the arrival of the surface low. Additional light to moderate showers will likely develop around the low as limited instability (100 J/kg) interacts with strong PVA. From here, expect this developing activity to lift northeastwards overnight into the Missouri River Valley and eventually areas along and east of James River as temperatures gradually decrease into the upper 30s to low 40s for the night. With all this in mind, an additional tenth or two of accumulations will be possible especially east of I-29. Lastly, with higher dew points and lighter winds tonight; could see a few patchy areas of fog develop west of the James River and potentially across the Hwy-14 corridor. However, confidence is low in this at this time. SUNDAY & MONDAY: Heading into Sunday, lingering areas of drizzle and light showers could persist through the first half of the day as the surface low pushes eastwards into southern MN and northern IA. Additional accumulations of a few hundredths will be possible especially east of I-29. From here, cloud cover will gradually decrease from west to east as a weak upper-level ridge moves in to replace the departing low. With warm air advection (WAA) moving in aloft and westerly surface flow returning for the second half of the day, expect our mild stretch to continue as daily highs top out in the low to mid 50s for the day. By Sunday night, cloud cover will gradually increase as a dry cold front sweeps through the area bringing a blast of cold air advection (CAA) overhead heading into to Monday morning. With northwesterly flow in place, expect overnight lows to slightly decrease into the mid to upper 30s for the night. By Monday, cooler air will continue to funnel into the region ahead of an approaching upper-level ridge. With lingering CAA aloft and northerly surface flow in place, expect our coolest temperatures of the week with highs topping out in the 40s and low 50s across the area. The cooler temperatures will translate into the night as well as lows fall into the upper 20s to mid 30s. TUESDAY-FRIDAY: Looking into the extended period, mostly quiet conditions will continue through Tuesday as the warmer part of the ridge moves overhead. Southeasterly surface winds will increase throughout the day as the SPG tightens leading to wind gusts up to 35 mph at times. Increasing WAA along with southeasterly surface flow will lead to a slight boost in temperatures with daily highs likely peaking in the 50s to low 60s with the warmest conditions along our River Valleys. Our attention will then turn westwards as a fairly progressive shortwave trough and its associated cold front move through the northern and central plains from Tuesday night into Wednesday potentially bringing our next precipitation chances (30%- 40%). Looking into 09.12z guidance, most guidance has some type of scattered rain chances developing within the WAA regime ahead of the progressing cold front along and east of I-29. However, with most model-derived soundings suggesting a lack of significant moisture; its a bit difficult to say if we`ll get any beneficial precipitation with this system. This sentiment is further re-enforced by ensemble guidance with both the Euro and GEPS only showing low to medium confidence (30%-50%) is up to a tenth of QPF. From here, more amplified ridging returns from Wednesday night onwards as quieter conditions return into the weekend. With this in mind, expect above normal temperatures to continue with daily highs peaking in the 50s and low 60s across the area. && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY/... Issued at 1128 AM CST Sat Nov 9 2024 Mostly MVFR conditions and lower are expected this TAF period mainly due to a combination of low hanging stratus, drizzle, and developing showers. Taking a look across the area, areas of drizzle and light showers continue to blanket the area ahead of an approaching surface low this afternoon. Expect the dreary conditions to continue into the overnight hours with most sites keeping MVFR/IFR ceilings and vsbys through Sunday morning. Otherwise, southeasterly winds ahead of the low will become more light and variable overnight then northwesterly by daybreak Sunday morning to end the TAF period. && .FSD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SD...None. MN...None. IA...None. NE...None. && $$ DISCUSSION...Gumbs AVIATION...Gumbs