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Marine Weather and Tides
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| Sunrise 7:37AM | Sunset 4:54PM | Thursday December 5, 2019 2:27 PM CST (20:27 UTC) | Moonrise 1:51PM | Moonset 12:43AM | Illumination 65% |  |
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Aurelia, IA
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Area Discussion for - Sioux Falls, SD
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 1126 AM CST Thu Dec 5 2019
SHORT TERM. (Today and Tonight) Issued at 401 AM CST Thu Dec 5 2019
Shallow ground fog will continue through mid-morning, as winds remain very light and clear skies allow for continued radiational cooling. Temperatures below freezing and a very shallow moisture layer have limited the extent of fog, with the Buffalo Ridge in southwest Minnesota being the location most likely to see continued areas of fog through sunrise.
High temperatures will again be mild today ahead of a cold front which moves through later tonight. The pressure gradient will increase throughout the day, with winds shifting to northwesterly and becoming breezy this evening, gusting 25 to 35 mph. The parent weather system which brings this cold front through will be very moisture-starved, so no precipitation is expected. Overnight low temperatures will be notably colder than in previous nights despite some cloud cover with single digit readings likely in southwest Minnesota.
LONG TERM. (Friday through Wednesday) Issued at 401 AM CST Thu Dec 5 2019
The Canadian surface high over the region on Friday will keep temperatures below freezing for most. The quiet northwest flow pattern that the area has been under the past several days will begin to change subtly this weekend as the flow aloft becomes more westerly. Near the surface, winds become southerly on Saturday on the back side of the high pressure heading off to the east. This will allow for a couple more days of very mild temperatures region- wide before a big change comes Sunday night into Monday.
An amplified ridge over West Coast will help force a northerly jet stream over the Rockies on Sunday night. A well-defined shortwave on the nose of this jet will bring a round of widespread light snow to the Northern Plains Sunday night into Monday morning. Given the cold nature of the air mass in place when this shortwave moves through, high SLRs are likely, which would result in fluffier and more blowable snow than with past systems this winter. Brisk north winds gusting 25 to 35 mph on Monday afternoon may be enough to loft this snow, causing some blowing and drifting issues for those traveling. Temperature-wise, Monday will mark the beginning of severals day with well below average temperatures. Reinforcing shots of cold air are brought southward as shortwaves move along the western side of a deep longwave trough over the Great Lakes. Single digit highs are possible Tuesday, which currently looks to be the coldest day of the next seven. Overnight temperatures in the negative single digits will be good reason to dress warmly. There is low confidence on when warmer air may return, with models diverging notably in how quickly they bring a return to westerly flow aloft: varying from next Thursday to next Sunday.
AVIATION. (For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Friday afternoon) Issued at 1115 AM CST Thu Dec 5 2019
Low clouds/stratus over North Dakota and northern South Dakota will continue to move southeast into the region this afternoon. This will result in MVFR to IFR ceilings at all terminals through late night. Conditions improve with VFR ceilings through the end of the period.
Light west winds shift to the north-northwest with gusts up to 20 knots this afternoon.
FSD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. SD . NONE. MN . NONE. IA . NONE. NE . NONE.
SHORT TERM . VandenBoogart LONG TERM . VandenBoogart AVIATION . 05
Weather Reporting Stations
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EDIT (on/off) Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.| Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Visibility | Sky/Weather | Temp | DewPt | Humidity | Pressure |
| Cherokee, Cherokee Municipal Airport, IA | 10 mi | 33 min | W 6 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 46°F | 38°F | 75% | 1010.8 hPa |
| Storm Lake, IA | 11 mi | 33 min | WSW 10 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 48°F | 39°F | 71% | 1009.5 hPa |
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Wind History from CKP (wind in knots)
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