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Hazardous Weather Conditions

High Wind Watch in effect from March 12, 09:00 AM MDT until March 12, 09:00 PM MDT

Current conditions at

BEACH (K20U)

Lat: 46.93°NLon: 103.98°WElev: 2756ft.

28°F

-2°C

Humidity	74%
Wind Speed	W 15 mph
Barometer	30.21 in
Dewpoint	21°F (-6°C)
Visibility	NA
Wind Chill	16°F (-9°C)
Last update	11 Mar 9:55 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

7 Miles N Sentinel Butte ND

High Wind Watch March 12, 09:00am until March 12, 09:00pm

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High Wind Watch

Today
High: 40 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 28 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Rain/Snow
Thursday
High: 48 °F
Rain/Snow and
Very Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 19 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Windy
Friday
High: 33 °F
Chance Snow
Friday Night
Low: 20 °F
Chance Snow
Saturday
High: 30 °F
Snow Likely
Saturday Night
Low: 11 °F
Snow Likely
Sunday
High: 25 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tonight

A chance of snow after 2am, mixing with rain after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. South wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday

Rain and snow before 7am, then rain between 7am and 3pm, then snow likely after 3pm. Some thunder is also possible. High near 48. Very windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 30 mph becoming west 34 to 44 mph. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 34 mph becoming north 7 to 12 mph. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Friday

A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 33. East wind 10 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Friday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming east after midnight.

Saturday

Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 30. East wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night

Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 11. Northeast wind 13 to 16 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.

Monday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. South wind 8 to 10 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. South wind around 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.