Extreme Heat and Fire Weather Conditions in the West; Heavy Rain in the Southeast; Poor Air Quality

Extreme heat will begin to peak across the Desert Southwest. 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. Poor air quality persists from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast due to wildfire smoke. Read More >

Current conditions at

Oakes Municipal Airport (K2D5)

Lat: 46.17°NLon: 98.08°WElev: 1335ft.

Partly Cloudy

81°F

27°C

Humidity 84%
Wind Speed SW 10 mph
Barometer 30.05 in
Dewpoint 75°F (24°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index87°F (31°C)
Last update 6 Aug 3:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Forbes ND

Flood Advisory August 6, 03:34pm until August 6, 06:00pm
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    Flood Advisory August 6, 03:34pm until August 6, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Wed

    Flood Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm.  Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 95. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 67 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 7 mph.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 95. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. North wind 7 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Forbes ND
 45.95°N 98.79°W
2:30 pm CDT Aug 6, 2025
3pm CDT Aug 6, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 13, 2025
 
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