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

Stanley Municipal Airport (K08D)

Lat: 48.3°NLon: 102.41°WElev: 2244ft.

Light Rain

66°F

19°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.01 in
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Last update 5 Aug 11:55 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Plaza ND

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4pm.  High near 78. South wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 78 °F

    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 7 to 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 62 °F

    T-storms
    Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. North wind 8 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4pm. High near 78. South wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 7 to 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. North wind 8 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. West wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. West wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Plaza ND
 48.03°N 101.97°W
10:51 am CDT Aug 5, 2025
12pm CDT Aug 5, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 11, 2025
 
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