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

Bismarck, Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS)

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

Fair

71°F

22°C

Humidity 34%
Wind Speed SE 10 G 21 mph
Barometer 30.08 in (1018.6 mb)
Dewpoint 41°F (5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 13 Sep 3:52 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Napoleon ND

Wind Advisory September 14, 03:00pm until September 15, 04:00am
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Wind Advisory
  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4am and 5am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 51. Windy, with a southeast wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 51 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Showers
    Likely and
    Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers between 1pm and 2pm.  High near 71. Windy, with a southeast wind 28 to 36 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 71 °F

    Showers and
    Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Windy, with a west wind 24 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a northwest wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy
    then Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Light and variable wind becoming east 6 to 11 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers.  Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a southeast wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4am and 5am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 51. Windy, with a southeast wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday
Showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers between 1pm and 2pm. High near 71. Windy, with a southeast wind 28 to 36 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Windy, with a west wind 24 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a northwest wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Light and variable wind becoming east 6 to 11 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a southeast wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 11 to 14 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 69. North wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. East wind around 9 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Napoleon ND
 46.5°N 99.76°W
3:36 pm CDT Sep 13, 2026
3pm CDT Sep 13, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 20, 2026
 
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