Beautiful Thanksgiving Day!

Forecast for the entire Northern Plains looks like it will be quite the day as far as weather is concerned. High temperatures tomorrow will range from the upper 50s and possibly a 60 degree reading in the south to just the mid 50s across northern Iowa. Beings a lot of people are hitting the road for their Thanksgiving to visit family, I’ll give an update on more of the surrounding states as well. Nebraska should see temperatures from the lower 60s in northern sections to the mid 60s in the south. Kansas and Missouri should both range from the lower 60s to upper 60s throughout their respective states as well. To the east of Iowa, Illinois temperatures should range from the lower 50s near Chicago to near 60 degree marks in much of the rest of the state. Wisconsin should see mid 50s in the south, while northern sections may struggle a bit to reach the 50 mark, but otherwise at the lowest a couple of upper 40s for highs. Minnesota should see lower 40s in the northernmost sections of the state, while upper 40s become likely through areas of Duluth to Fargo. South of their highs for Thanksgiving should remain in the lower to mid 50s in the rest of the state. South Dakota highs should be near 60 in the south and west, while other sections of the state remain in lower to mid 50s. North Dakota should be fairly steady across the state, with mid 40s in the northern half to a couple of 50 degree marks in the southern half.

Only precipitation chances should be limited to the western sections of North Dakota and extreme western areas of South Dakota. This is where some possibility of rain/snow showers has been forecasted, amounts seem to be very light, so drizzle or flurries seems to be the better wording. Otherwise the rest of the northern plains looks to stay dry for the day. That area of precip should continue to move eastward, affecting mainly areas of ND and into MN on Friday, still nothing heavy expected at this point. Temperatures for the weekend look to slowly drop as cold air makes’ its’ way into the plains. By Sunday, highs should range from near 50 in southern Iowa/Nebraska to only the mid 20s in northern ND/MN. Precipitation chances don’t seem to jump up to much with this next system, although I suggest to keep a watchful eye on the forecast for Monday/Tuesday next week as this system could affect some areas of the plains.