Air Quality Concerns; Fire Weather in the West; Flash Flooding in the Southeast

Wildfire smoke continues to result in poor air quality from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast. Multiple days of hot, dry and windy conditions are expected to bring fire weather concerns for portions of the Four Corners region into the central Great Basin and Rockies. Heavy rainfall and a flash flooding threat continues in the Southeast. Severe thunderstorms continue across the Northern Plains Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Bismarck, Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS)

Lat: 46.78°NLon: 100.76°WElev: 1677ft.

Fair

67°F

19°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed S 13 mph
Barometer 29.93 in (1013.2 mb)
Dewpoint 63°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 5 Aug 11:52 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Lincoln ND

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Southeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 80 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind 6 to 14 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 63 °F

    T-storms
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 88. West wind 6 to 9 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Southwest wind around 7 mph becoming southeast in the evening.

    Low: 66 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 92. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 67 °F

    T-storms
    Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Southeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind 6 to 14 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 88. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Southwest wind around 7 mph becoming southeast in the evening.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 92. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. West wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lincoln ND
 46.77°N 100.7°W
12:11 pm CDT Aug 5, 2025
12pm CDT Aug 5, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 11, 2025
 
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