Good morning. North Dakota. I'm Aaron Jolly. Step outside and you might think April arrived early. We’re looking at a serious warm-up today, with highs soaring into the 50s and even 60s. That’s running a solid 15 to 20 degrees above normal for this time of year. It feels like spring decided to skip the line. But don't be fooled. This is a temporary teaser before winter comes roaring back. Here’s the setup statewide: Eastern North Dakota hits 52 degrees today under mostly sunny skies. You’ll feel south-southwest winds between 14 and 20 miles an hour. That breeze drops the "feels like" temp to about 20 degrees this morning, so you'll still want a jacket. You’ve got a chance of light rain before 10 PM tonight. Sunday gets even warmer at 62 degrees, but temperatures crash during the afternoon. By Monday, you’re back to 40 degrees with snow possible by evening. Central North Dakota, you’re the warmth winner today at 54 degrees. Watch for a slight chance of rain this afternoon. Sunday is your golden day — 68 degrees and mostly sunny. Tonight, temperatures actually rise into the 40s overnight as warm air surges north. Enjoy it, because Monday drops to 40 degrees with snow returning. Northern North Dakota is cooler but still mild at 49 degrees. Southwest winds could gust up to 41 miles an hour — that’s enough to make driving tricky. Sunday brings 59 degrees, but winds howl from the west at 30 miles an hour, gusting near 45. Monday brings a reality check: 36 degrees and snow chances overnight. In Here’s your week ahead, sunday night, a cold front sweeps through, dropping lows into the 20s and 30s. Monday and Tuesday stay cold with highs struggling to hit 40 and light snow possible — maybe 1 to 2 inches. We see a brief rebound Thursday near 50 degrees, then another cooldown Friday. In One warning, the National Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch for areas south and west of the Missouri River today and Sunday. With those strong winds and dry conditions, any outdoor burns could get out of hand fast. If you're a farmer, the ground is still too frozen for planting, but this warmth won't help the ice conditions on the lakes. We gain 3 minutes and 21 seconds of daylight today, but don't pack away the scraper yet. Charge your phone tonight. That cold front Monday will drain batteries fast. See you tomorrow. See you this afternoon.
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