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.

55°F

13°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed SE 6 mph
Barometer 30.16 in
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill54°F (12°C)
Last update 22 Aug 11:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles WNW Oakes ND

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  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 21 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 60. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 18 to 23 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. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Clear and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Sunday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. 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 21 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles WNW Oakes ND
 46.17°N 98.24°W
10:36 pm CDT Aug 22, 2026
11pm CDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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