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Lake Effect Snow through Friday; Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms and Mountain Snow in California

Periods of moderate to heavy lake effect snow will continue through Friday downwind of Lake Erie and Ontario. Several additional inches of accumulating snow are expected. A Pacific storm will bring heavy rain and mountain snow across California, the Southwest and Intermountain West today. Isolated severe thunderstorms and scattered flash flooding is possible across parts of southern California. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

WATFORD CITY (KS25)

Lat: 47.8°NLon: 103.25°WElev: 2113ft.

N/A

Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
Last update 1 Jan 2:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

13 Miles NNW Grassy Butte ND

Dense Fog Advisory January 1, 06:00pm until January 2, 12:00pm
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Dense Fog Advisory

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: A chance of flurries. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a steady temperature around 19. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Areas of dense fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph after midnight.

    Low: 13 °F

    Areas Dense
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Areas of dense fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. East wind around 7 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Areas Dense
    Fog then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 24 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Southeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. South wind around 8 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 42 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. South wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 41 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

New Year's Day
A chance of flurries. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a steady temperature around 19. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tonight
Areas of dense fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph after midnight.
Friday
Areas of dense fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. East wind around 7 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Southeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. South wind around 8 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. South wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
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Point Forecast:
13 Miles NNW Grassy Butte ND
 47.58°N 103.33°W
Last Update:
2:37 pm CST Jan 1, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm CST Jan 1, 2026-6pm CST Jan 7, 2026
 
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