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Record Heat for the Intermountain West and Northern Plains; Heavy Rainfall and Severe Weather Threats

Record setting heat is expected over the next several days from the Intermountain West through the northern Plains. Furthermore, fire weather concerns increase with dry and breezy conditions. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorm threats for the Ohio/Tennessee Valleys, central Appalachians and Southeast today. The threat shifts to central Gulf Coast and across central Texas this week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Oakes Municipal Airport (K2D5)

Lat: 46.17°NLon: 98.08°WElev: 1335ft.

Fair

88°F

31°C

Humidity 55%
Wind Speed S 20 mph
Barometer 30.07 in
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index93°F (34°C)
Last update 12 Jul 1:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Ludden ND

Extreme Heat Warning July 12, 01:54pm until July 14, 01:00am
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Extreme Heat Warning
  •  
    Extreme Heat Warning July 12, 01:54pm until July 14, 01:00am

    NOW until 1:00am Tue

    Extreme Heat Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 72. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 72 °F

    Clear then
    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. South wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. South wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. East wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. East wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 96 °F

    Hot

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. South wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 72. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. South wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. South wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. East wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. East wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. South wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Northeast wind around 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 69. East wind 9 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. South wind 9 to 14 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ludden ND
 46°N 98.12°W
Last Update:
1:31 pm CDT Jul 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm CDT Jul 12, 2026-6pm CDT Jul 18, 2026
 
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