Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Northeast U.S. on Thursday. Damaging wind, hail, and a tornado or two are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

Bismarck, Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS)

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

Fair

54°F

12°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.14 in (1020.4 mb)
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Last update 27 Aug 2:52 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Dawson ND

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Calm wind.

    Low: 48 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 81 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. East wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 11am and 3pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 59 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 85. East wind 6 to 11 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 59 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 9 to 16 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind 10 to 13 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Calm wind.
Thursday
Patchy smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. East wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 11am and 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 85. East wind 6 to 11 mph.
Saturday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 9 to 16 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind 10 to 13 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Windy, with a west wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Dawson ND
 46.86°N 99.75°W
3:21 am CDT Aug 27, 2026
3am CDT Aug 27, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 2, 2026
 
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