Dangerous Heat in the East; Critical Fire Weather in the Southwest

Dangerous, record-breaking heat will intensify across most of the central and eastern U.S this week. Heat indices will likely exceed 100 degrees. Heat is likely to continue across the eastern U.S. through the Independence Day holiday weekend. Critical fire weather conditions will continue today and likely Tuesday across portions of the Four Corners and northern High Plains. Read More >

Current conditions at

WATFORD CITY (KS25)

Lat: 47.8°NLon: 103.25°WElev: 2113ft.

Fair

59°F

15°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed SE 7 mph
Barometer 29.57 in
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 29 Jun 3:55 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

13 Miles SSE Watford City ND

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm.  Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 61. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 61 °F

    T-storms
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 10pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 51 °F

    T-storms
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Windy, with a west wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

    Low: 57 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 5 to 11 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 61. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 74. Windy, with a west wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 5 to 11 mph.
Friday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Independence Day
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Northwest wind 5 to 13 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
13 Miles SSE Watford City ND
 47.63°N 103.12°W
3:36 pm CDT Jun 29, 2026
4pm CDT Jun 29, 2026-6pm CDT Jul 6, 2026
 
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