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Bismarck/Dickinson Weather Forecast

TONIGHT:    Fair .... Lows 50-58 (Bismarck 54 .... Dickinson 53) ..... SE 4-15 mph (becoming West in the western areas)

THURSDAY:    Partly sunny ....... Highs 84-91 (Bismarck 86 .... Dickinson 88) ..... Variable 4-16 mph

THURSDAY NIGHT:    Partly cloudy .... chance for showers and thunderstorms (especially north and west) ..... Lows 55-62 (Bismarck 58 ..... Dickinson 60) ..... Variable 4-16 mph

FRIDAY:   Partly sunny ..... chance for showers / thunderstorms ...... Highs 78-91 (Bismarck 87 ..... Dickinson 80) ..... South / North 7-22 mph

EXTENDED (Friday Night - Wednesday)

   A southwesterly flow aloft continues saturday.  This will maintain the shower and thunderstorm threat friday night into saturday.   Some storms friday night may achieve muscular status (in the evening) and / or produce locally heavy rainfall.  The low pressure system and cold front responsible for the showers and thunderstorms will exit the region from west to east saturday leaving mainly the central and east under the gun for possible showers (mainly in the morning).potential beginning in the western Dakotas and eastern Montana thursday night and friday.  The greatest potential for heavy rain looks to be in northern North Dakota.   Dry weather returns sunday and monday before another chance for showers and thunderstorms develops by tuesday and continues into wednesday as another trough of low pressure arrives from the rockies.