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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

WATFORD CITY (KS25)

Lat: 47.8°NLon: 103.25°WElev: 2113ft.

Fair

72°F

22°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.96 in
Dewpoint 68°F (20°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 5 Aug 9:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Rawson ND

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 62 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. East wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 85 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 7pm and 10pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 10pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 62 °F

    T-storms
    Likely then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. West wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 56 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. West wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east after midnight.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. East wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 7pm and 10pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. West wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. West wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. West wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rawson ND
 47.83°N 103.54°W
9:11 pm CDT Aug 5, 2025
9pm CDT Aug 5, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 12, 2025
 
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