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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jamestown, Jamestown Municipal Airport (KJMS)

Lat: 46.93°NLon: 98.68°WElev: 1499ft.

Fair

62°F

17°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed S 7 mph
Barometer 30.17 in (1021.0 mb)
Dewpoint 61°F (16°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 20 Aug 5:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ESE Spiritwood Lake ND

  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog before 10am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 66. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 10 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am.  Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Northwest wind around 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 56 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. North wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 66. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 10 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. North wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. North wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North wind around 6 mph becoming south after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ESE Spiritwood Lake ND
 47.03°N 98.49°W
5:29 am CDT Aug 20, 2025
6am CDT Aug 20, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 26, 2025
 
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