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

Dickinson, Dickinson Municipal Airport (KDIK)

Lat: 46.8°NLon: 102.8°WElev: 2592ft.

Fair

79°F

26°C

Humidity 52%
Wind Speed N 6 mph
Barometer 29.93 in (1012.0 mb)
Dewpoint 60°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 5 Aug 5:56 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Richardton ND

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the evening.

    Low: 58 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. West wind around 7 mph becoming southeast in the evening.

    Low: 61 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 88 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 10 to 13 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 61 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. West wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 55 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. West wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. West wind around 7 mph becoming southeast in the evening.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 10 to 13 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. West wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. West wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Richardton ND
 46.89°N 102.31°W
5:50 pm MDT Aug 5, 2025
6pm MDT Aug 5, 2025-6pm MDT Aug 12, 2025
 
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