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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

Williston Basin International Airport (KXWA)

Lat: 48.26°NLon: 103.75°WElev: 2353ft.

Fair and Breezy

63°F

17°C

Humidity 35%
Wind Speed NW 23 G 32 mph
Barometer 30.17 in (1022.7 mb)
Dewpoint 35°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Oct 12:51 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Williston ND

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a northwest wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. East wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 13 to 16 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West wind 6 to 9 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Light north wind becoming northeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a northwest wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. East wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 13 to 16 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Light north wind becoming northeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind around 6 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. North wind 5 to 9 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Williston ND
 48.18°N 103.64°W
Last Update:
12:36 pm CDT Oct 3, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm CDT Oct 3, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 9, 2026
 
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