Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Williston Basin International Airport (KXWA)

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

Fair

75°F

24°C

Humidity	40%
Wind Speed	S 10 mph
Barometer	29.67 in (1002.6 mb)
Dewpoint	49°F (9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	2 Aug 4:51 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

10 Miles NNE Williston Basin International Airport ND

Red Flag Warning August 2, 10:00am until August 2, 08:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Today
High: 90 °F
Breezy.
Slight Chance
Showers then
Areas Smoke
Tonight
Low: 57 °F
Areas Smoke
then Chance
Showers
Monday
High: 69 °F
Slight Chance
Showers and
Breezy then
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Monday Night
Low: 47 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
then Mostly
Clear
Tuesday
High: 71 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 50 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 81 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 54 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 84 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 20 percent chance of showers before 8am. Areas of smoke after 10am. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming northwest 19 to 24 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 4am. Areas of smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Monday

A 10 percent chance of showers before 7am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 69. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Northwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.