New Winter Outlook
December 24, 2012
A weak El Nino is setting up this Winter season and it could impact our weather in the Red River Valley. The latest long-range forecast models from NOAA call for below normal temps in January...February...and March. Temperatures for Grand Forks typically range from around eight degrees in January to 14-plus in February...and 26-27 degrees in March. The outlook is for equal chances of snow which tends to be around 23-24 inches for the three month span.
| Fargo |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
| Avg. Max Temp |
18.1 |
23.3 |
36.0 |
| Avg. Min Temp |
0.1 |
5.6 |
19.4 |
| Avg. Temp |
9.1 |
14.4 |
27.7 |
| Precipitation |
0.74 |
0.61 |
1.29 |
| Snowfall |
11.9 |
7.1 |
9.7 |
| UND/NWS |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
| Avg. Max Temp |
16.7 |
22.9 |
35.0 |
| Avg. Min Temp |
-0.4 |
5.3 |
18.4 |
| Avg. Temp |
8.1 |
14.2 |
26.7 |
| Precipitation |
0.71 |
0.59 |
1.04 |
| Snowfall |
10.6 |
6.0 |
7.0 |