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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

Bismarck, Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS)

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

Fair and Breezy

70°F

21°C

Humidity 31%
Wind Speed NW 21 G 31 mph
Barometer 30.08 in (1018.6 mb)
Dewpoint 38°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Oct 1:52 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NW Bismarck ND

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Light northwest wind.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the evening.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 67. Light northwest wind.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NW Bismarck ND
 46.83°N 100.8°W
Last Update:
1:31 pm CDT Oct 3, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm CDT Oct 3, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 9, 2026
 
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