Severe Weather Potential For North Dakota This Weekend

The Storm Prediction Center with the National Weather Service has North Dakota at a marginal risk for severe weather late this weekend.

At this time, it appears thunderstorms will develop Sunday afternoon and move across the state along a strong cold front with severe weather potential for the state Sunday night into early Monday morning. Here's a look at the latest map for Monday from the Storm Prediction Center of the National Weather Service.

We could see several seasons' worth of weather over the weekend.

I'm talking about spring, summer, and winter, all within 48 hours or so. According to the National Weather Service, it's going to be a windy weekend, both Saturday and Sunday.

Temperatures will be on the cool side Saturday, with high temperatures in the mid to upper 50s and a chance of some spotty showers. This will not be the rain event.

Sunday, temperatures will spike to a summer-like lower 70s, with a slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm. Then, Sunday evening into the early hours of Monday morning, widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop, with a marginal chance of severe thunderstorms.

Then, Monday will be a windy, wet, and raw day with temperatures in the 50s, and we could even see some wet snowflakes overnight.

What are the potential rainfall totals for this weekend and Monday?

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Much of the state desperately needs moisture, and there is potential for a widespread soaking for much of North Dakota.

Currently, the southern part of North Dakota is looking more likely to see the bulk of the precipitation with an inch or better. Here's the latest prediction from our news partner KX News.

Some of the areas that really need the moisture in western North Dakota may miss out on the heaviest rains. We're still a few days out, so a lot could change. Not to mention, the Bismarck Bubble appears to be back, as we have been missing out on most of the recent rain events.

We will continue to monitor the situation with our news partners KX News, the National Weather Service, and our meteorologists at Severe Studios.