Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Southeast; Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Critical Fire Weather for Pacific Northwest

Flash flooding threatens areas from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas as storms repeat along a stalled front. Monsoonal storms may trigger flooding in the Southwest. Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern Tier. Critical fire weather for interior Pacific Northwest. Cooler, drier air brings brief relief to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Oakes Municipal Airport (K2D5)

Lat: 46.17°NLon: 98.08°WElev: 1335ft.

Mostly Cloudy

68°F

20°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed S 9 mph
Barometer 29.81 in
Dewpoint 68°F (20°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 25 Jul 5:55 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Ludden ND

Heat Advisory July 25, 01:00pm until July 26, 09:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  • Today

    Today: Patchy smoke after 1pm. Areas of fog before 10am.  Otherwise, sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 98 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Patchy
    Smoke

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind around 9 mph.

    Low: 71 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am.  Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 102. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 99 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. South wind 8 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the evening.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. North wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 96 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 67 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 94. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

    High: 94 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 94. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy smoke after 1pm. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind around 9 mph.
Sunday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 102. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. South wind 8 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the evening.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. North wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 94. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 94. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 93. South wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the evening.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 91. North wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ludden ND
 46°N 98.15°W
4:36 am CDT Jul 25, 2026
6am CDT Jul 25, 2026-6pm CDT Jul 31, 2026
 
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