You definitely won't be wrong to call today "windy."
Sustained westerly winds of 30 to 40 mph, with higher gusts, will dominate today's Red River Valley weather from mid-morning until later tonight, the National Weather Service says.
And it'll have an impact on large bodies of water.
Waves on Devils Lake are expected today to build up to 7 to 9 feet this afternoon, to 4 to 6 feet on Upper and Lower Red Lake and to 3 to 5 feet on Lake of the Woods.
It could be worse; western and central North Dakota are expecting stronger winds still and are under a high wind warning.
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The cause, according to a weather service statement, is a deep system of low pressure that will move into Manitoba and Ontario today, "leaving a tight pressure gradient over the Northern Plains."
Winds should begin to diminish late this evening.
Travel will be hazardous for high-profile vehicles.
The wind advisory stretches from Cando and Towner County east to Roseau and Roseau County, and south into eastern South Dakota and much of Minnesota.
The cities of Bottineau, Rugby, Harvey, Jamestown and Ashley are in the high wind warning area.
Weather service forecast
The weather service expects a cool spring day for Grand Forks:
Today: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Windy, with a west southwest wind 18 to 21 mph increasing to between 31 and 34 mph. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Windy, with a west wind 29 to 32 mph decreasing to between 16 and 19 mph. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind between 11 and 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. North northeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming east southeast.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a east southeast wind between 13 and 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a low around 60. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
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Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
