Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

Oakes Municipal Airport (K2D5)

Lat: 46.17°NLon: 98.08°WElev: 1335ft.

57°F

14°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.16 in
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 23 Aug 12:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WSW Ludden ND

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 60 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: A 10 percent chance of showers before 7am.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Northwest wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. North wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light  after midnight.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind 5 to 7 mph.
Sunday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday
A 10 percent chance of showers before 7am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Northwest wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. North wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind around 6 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles WSW Ludden ND
 45.98°N 98.18°W
10:36 pm CDT Aug 22, 2026
12am CDT Aug 23, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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