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Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

WATFORD CITY (KS25)

Lat: 47.8°NLon: 103.25°WElev: 2113ft.

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity 34%
Wind Speed E 6 mph
Barometer 30.34 in
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 4 Oct 11:55 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Watford City ND

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. East wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 11 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Light west wind becoming northwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 43 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 69 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 64 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. East wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 11 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 71. Light west wind becoming northwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. East wind around 6 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Southeast wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Watford City ND
 47.8°N 103.26°W
Last Update:
11:26 am CDT Oct 4, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm CDT Oct 4, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 10, 2026
 
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