The Sauk River is currently quickly approaching 7', a foot above flood stage. It is expected to level off there sometime within the next 24-36 hours before slowly going back down. While the forecast has the waters slowly receding, there is always the possibility that a surge could send the river back up. Seven feet is a moderate flood for the Sauk.
Meanwhile, the Red River to the north is in moderate to major flood stage in the Fargo and Grand Forks area. It is expected to crest at 38' in Fargo by the end of the weekend (3' below last years record crest) and at 48' in Grand Forks (just over a foot below last years record crest).
Most of the snow has already melted off, and the last bits of it (besides the huge mounds) should be gone by the end of the week. We reached a high of 53 on Wednesday, but should approach 60 Thursday.
After that, temps (and somewhat the weather) take a downturn. We will see a system that comes in from the north, bringing temps back to the 30s and lower 40s on Friday. A snow chance that was in the forecast has been taken out, as it looks like the precipitation will stay mainly south of the Twin Cities and mostly affect areas like Iowa and Kansas. We'll get back into the 40s next week before a mix bag of precipitation (rain/snow/freezing rain/sleet) moves in Tuesday through Wednesday. After that, trends show a very slow warm up, with maybe a rain chance for the end of the month.
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