Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Lake George, MN

UPDATE
Issued at 1144 PM CST Fri Nov 6 2026

Fog has developed in south central ND, but so far has not made it as far as Jamestown, let alone into our southeastern ND counties. Can't rule out some stratus or fog advecting into at least Ransom and Sargent given the favorable low level wind direction from existing moisture. The HRRR and REFS have been backing off on how widespread fog gets, although they both still have a signal for that or low clouds across southeastern ND into western MN. We will most likely see something overnight, but confidence is low on any kind of fog density or if it will be low stratus. For now just have patchy fog mention and left it at that.

DISCUSSION
Issued at 159 PM CST Fri Nov 6 2026

Synopsis

Overall, the upper pattern through the next week will promote dry/mostly dry conditions, with a trend toward warmer than average temperatures starting Saturday, lasting through next week.

Main forecast uncertainty revolves around whether or not fog will form tonight, lasting into Saturday morning.

While low stratus has shown a clearing trend, the vast majority of guidance points toward increasing low level moisture content, enough to redevelop low stratus clouds into southern Red River Valley into Minnesota. Within this low stratus deck, fog is expected to develop as a result of low cloud deck "scraping" against the ground.

However, the location and density of fog hold low confidence.
This lowered confidence mainly stems from uncertainty in whether or not low clouds dip low enough to become fog (potentially dense) or if low clouds remain just aloft limiting fog.
Relatively highest chance for fog to occur reside in the hillier terrain of lakes country in MN.

Other, more localized, locations within northeast ND could experience fog, as driven by radiational fog processes (compared to fog elsewhere driven by advection fog processes).

While not hazardous, Saturday will see winds increase out of the west, with gusts to 30 mph forecast.

AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SUNDAY/
Issued at 1144 PM CST Fri Nov 6 2026

VFR conditions continue for all the airports as high clouds come in but the low stratus remains over south central ND. Think at least KFAR and the MN airports will see at least some IFR to LIFR conditions, although chances for a quarter mile or less seem to be dropping at this point. Kept vis in the 3-5SM range for those TAF sites but included some sub-1000 ft ceilings.
Stratus and any fog should scatter out by late morning. KGFK and KDVL should remain VFR throughout the period with mainly high clouds. Winds that are southwesterly will pick up during the day tomorrow and gust over 20 kts in the afternoon. Some shift to the west then northwest late in the period, with LLWS not out of the question at a few of the sites after sunset.

FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ND...None.
MN...None.