⚠️ Extreme Heat Watch – West Polk; Norman; Clay; Kittson; Roseau; West Marshall; East Marshall; Pennington; Red Lake; East Polk; Wilkin; West Otter Tail; Grant; Towner; Cavalier; Pembina; Benson; Ramsey; Eastern Walsh County; Eddy; Nelson; Grand Forks; Griggs; Steele; Traill; Barnes; Cass; Ransom; Sargent; Richland; Western Walsh County – Thursday, July 9, 2026

Extreme Heat Watch issued July 9 at 1:26PM CDT until July 14 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND

Details

* WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 105
possible.

* WHERE…Portions of northwest and west central Minnesota and
northeast and southeast North Dakota.

* WHEN…From Sunday morning through late Monday night.

* IMPACTS…Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat and high humidity events.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Isolated heat impacts could start as early as
Saturday afternoon, with widespread heat impacts expected Sunday
and Monday afternoon.

Instructions

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.