Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Weather

Dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the northern and central High Plains through this weekend, where fuels remain largely receptive. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are possible from the Plains into the Upper Midwest, as well as in the Ohio Valley and portions of the Mid-Atlantic through this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Stanley Municipal Airport (K08D)

Lat: 48.3°NLon: 102.41°WElev: 2244ft.

Fair

41°F

5°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed W 9 mph
Barometer 30.03 in
Dewpoint 41°F (5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill35°F (2°C)
Last update 12 Sep 4:55 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Bowbells ND

  • Today

    Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 37. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy frost before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 63. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 63 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 4am.  Low around 45. Southeast wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm.  High near 67. Windy, with a south wind 18 to 23 mph becoming west 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 67 °F

    Showers and
    Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the evening.

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of showers, mainly before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today
Increasing clouds, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 37. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 63. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 4am. Low around 45. Southeast wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 67. Windy, with a south wind 18 to 23 mph becoming west 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the evening.
Wednesday
A chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming southwest in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Bowbells ND
 48.79°N 102.25°W
4:36 am CDT Sep 12, 2026
5am CDT Sep 12, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 18, 2026
 
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