Heavy Rainfall for the Mid-Atlantic; Heat and Wildfire Concerns for the West

Slow moving showers and thunderstorms may result in flash flooding for portions of the mid-Atlantic region today into tonight. Meanwhile, excessive heat will continue to build across the West through Tuesday. Heat Advisories and Extreme Heat Warnings are in effect. Fire Weather concerns continue for the interior Northwest with dry and breezy conditions. Watching the tropics across the Southeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

WATFORD CITY (KS25)

Lat: 47.8°NLon: 103.25°WElev: 2113ft.

Fair

86°F

30°C

Humidity 40%
Wind Speed NE 14 G 21 mph
Barometer 29.88 in
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index85°F (29°C)
Last update 14 Jul 3:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Watford City ND

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 57. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 57 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm.  Cloudy, with a high near 64. Northeast wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 64 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers.  Cloudy, with a low around 50. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 47 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Light southeast wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A slight chance of showers before 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 54 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 57. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 64. Northeast wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 50. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Light southeast wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
A slight chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Watford City ND
 47.8°N 103.26°W
3:30 pm CDT Jul 14, 2025
3pm CDT Jul 14, 2025-6pm CDT Jul 21, 2025
 
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