FARGO - After a dreadfully long winter and stressfully wet spring, normal summer weather doesn't seem like too much to ask.
But apparently it is.
The National Weather Service has issued its temperature and precipitation outlooks for May, June and July, calling for cooler and wetter-than-normal conditions.
The 90-day outlook is consistent with typical La Nina impacts, which means an elevated chance of below-normal temperatures from the Northwest across the northern Great Plains - including Minnesota and North Dakota - and into the mid-Atlantic coastal region, says the outlook released last week.
Forecast models show La Nina conditions will diminish by June. But the outlook predicts above-normal chances of precipitation in northwest Minnesota, eastern Montana and most of North Dakota for the three-month period.
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Meanwhile, the Red River at Fargo dropped below 32 feet Monday and is expected to drop below its major flood stage of 30 feet by early Saturday.
Today marks the 29th day above flood stage since the Red topped its banks at 18 feet on March 29. The record for consecutive days above flood stage is 61 days set in 2009.
Here is the National Weather Service forecast for Grand Forks:
This afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. East northeast wind between 8 and 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. North northeast wind between 7 and 9 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. North wind between 8 and 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. North northeast wind between 10 and 13 mph becoming light.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Northeast wind between 3 and 6 mph.
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Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Friday night: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 41.
Saturday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high near 54.
Saturday night: A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy and blustery, with a low around 31.
Sunday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy and windy, with a high near 45.
Sunday night: A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy and blustery, with a low around 31.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
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The article includes information from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. The Forum and the Herald are both Forum Communications Co. newspapers.
