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Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Oakes Municipal Airport (K2D5)

Lat: 46.17°NLon: 98.08°WElev: 1335ft.

Fair

70°F

21°C

Humidity 25%
Wind Speed NW 20 G 31 mph
Barometer 30.03 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 3 Oct 5:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Oakes ND

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a southeast wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 7 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Light and variable wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a southeast wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 7 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Light and variable wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Oakes ND
 46.13°N 98.09°W
Last Update:
4:36 pm CDT Oct 3, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm CDT Oct 3, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 10, 2026
 
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