Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast; Pacific System to Bring Unsettled Weather to the West Coast

Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern Plains and Southeast early this week. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to northern and central California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Williston Basin International Airport (KXWA)

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

Fair

47°F

8°C

Humidity 36%
Wind Speed SE 10 mph
Barometer 29.99 in (1018.3 mb)
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill42°F (6°C)
Last update 19 Apr 8:51 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ENE Williston ND

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 69. South wind 10 to 14 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. North wind 9 to 11 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 13 to 17 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind 9 to 13 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a southeast wind 18 to 23 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain before 1pm, then rain and snow likely.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Very windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 33 mph increasing to 35 to 40 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Rain and
    Windy then
    Rain/Snow and
    Very Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then a chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Windy. Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 69. South wind 10 to 14 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. North wind 9 to 11 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 13 to 17 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind 9 to 13 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a southeast wind 18 to 23 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Thursday
Rain before 1pm, then rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Very windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 33 mph increasing to 35 to 40 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.
Friday
A chance of snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 43.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ENE Williston ND
 48.18°N 103.51°W
7:36 pm CDT Apr 19, 2026
9pm CDT Apr 19, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 26, 2026
 
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