Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats; Heat Risk Expands; Monitoring the Tropics

Flash flooding risks continue for portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin through today. Severe thunderstorms are outlooked from the eastern Great Lakes, southern New England into the mid-Atlantic through Tuesday. Heat risk increases and expands across the center of the nation and across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic this week. Continue to closely monitor tropical development in the Gulf. Read More >

Current conditions at

WATFORD CITY (KS25)

Lat: 47.8°NLon: 103.25°WElev: 2113ft.

Windy

73°F

23°C

Humidity 38%
Wind Speed W 30 G 38 mph
Barometer 29.83 in
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 31 Aug 11:55 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

14 Miles SSW Watford City ND

Wind Advisory until August 31, 07:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  •  
    Wind Advisory until August 31, 07:00pm

    NOW until 7:00pm Mon

    Wind Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph becoming light southwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Clear and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Cloudy, then gradual clearing toward daybreak, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Clearing Late

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Southeast wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 80. Windy, with a west wind around 29 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph becoming light southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Tuesday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Cloudy, then gradual clearing toward daybreak, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Southeast wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 93. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. East wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 90. North wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
14 Miles SSW Watford City ND
 47.6°N 103.37°W
12:11 pm CDT Aug 31, 2026
12pm CDT Aug 31, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 6, 2026
 
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