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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

WATFORD CITY (KS25)

Lat: 47.8°NLon: 103.25°WElev: 2113ft.

Overcast

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed SW 3 mph
Barometer 29.98 in
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 11 Mar 11:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Watford City ND

High Wind Warning March 12, 10:00am until March 12, 10:00pm
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High Wind Warning

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 32. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 32 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain and snow before 9am, then a chance of rain between 9am and 4pm, then a slight chance of snow after 4pm. High near 46. Very windy, with a south wind 14 to 24 mph becoming northwest 34 to 44 mph. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 46 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Windy then
    Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Very Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 10 percent chance of snow before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 9 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Windy then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

    High: 34 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. East wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 28 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Snow Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 8. Breezy, with a northeast wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 8 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

    Low: 4 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 32. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday
Rain and snow before 9am, then a chance of rain between 9am and 4pm, then a slight chance of snow after 4pm. High near 46. Very windy, with a south wind 14 to 24 mph becoming northwest 34 to 44 mph. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 10 percent chance of snow before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 9 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Saturday
Snow likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. East wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Snow likely, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 8. Breezy, with a northeast wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Southeast wind around 9 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 7 to 9 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Watford City ND
 47.8°N 103.26°W
Last Update:
10:36 pm CDT Mar 11, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm CDT Mar 11, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 18, 2026
 
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