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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

WATFORD CITY (KS25)

Lat: 47.8°NLon: 103.25°WElev: 2113ft.

Fair

45°F

7°C

Humidity 27%
Wind Speed SW 20 mph
Barometer 30.10 in
Dewpoint 12°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill37°F (3°C)
Last update 11 Mar 5:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles E 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 chance of snow after 4am, mixing with rain after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 28. West wind 8 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain/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 47. Windy, with a south wind 14 to 24 mph becoming west 29 to 39 mph. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 47 °F

    Windy.
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 10 percent chance of snow before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 33 mph decreasing to 9 to 19 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    Low: 17 °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. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 34 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. East wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 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 6. Breezy, with a north wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 6 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 22. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

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

    Low: 5 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of snow after 4am, mixing with rain after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 28. West wind 8 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. 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 47. Windy, with a south wind 14 to 24 mph becoming west 29 to 39 mph. Winds could gust as high as 60 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 17. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 33 mph decreasing to 9 to 19 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Saturday
Snow likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. East wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Snow likely, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 6. Breezy, with a north wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 22. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southeast wind around 9 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind around 9 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles E Watford City ND
 47.8°N 103.23°W
Last Update:
5:41 pm CDT Mar 11, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm CDT Mar 11, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 18, 2026
 
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