Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the East

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected from the Upper Ohio Valley into the southern Mid-Atlantic today and portions of the central Appalachians and Carolinas on Saturday. Monsoonal moisture will bring a flash flooding threat to the Desert Southwest. Sweltering heat persists from the Plains to the southern Mid-Atlantic through tonight. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Bismarck, Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS)

Lat: 46.78°NLon: 100.76°WElev: 1677ft.

Fair

83°F

28°C

Humidity 40%
Wind Speed SE 12 mph
Barometer 29.87 in (1010.6 mb)
Dewpoint 56°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index82°F (28°C)
Last update 4 Sep 7:52 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Fort Yates ND

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 96. Southeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of thunderstorms after 5am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 68 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 10am and 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 66 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day: A chance of showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 87 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 9 to 13 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 96. Southeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of thunderstorms after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 10am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Labor Day
A chance of showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 9 to 13 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fort Yates ND
 46.09°N 100.63°W
7:36 pm CDT Sep 4, 2026
8pm CDT Sep 4, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 11, 2026
 
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