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.

Fog/Mist

68°F

20°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed E 9 mph
Barometer 29.99 in (1014.7 mb)
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 6.00 mi
Last update 5 Aug 6:52 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Steele ND

  • Today

    Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall.  Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a southeast wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 77 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog
    then Heavy
    Rain and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 13 to 18 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 64 °F

    T-storms
    Likely then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South wind 7 to 9 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 87 °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 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 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 81. East wind 11 to 16 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 81 °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 59. West wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a southeast wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 13 to 18 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South wind 7 to 9 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Thursday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 11 to 16 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. West wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. West wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. West wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Steele ND
 46.85°N 99.9°W
6:50 am CDT Aug 5, 2025
7am CDT Aug 5, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 11, 2025
 
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