Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Northeast U.S. on Thursday. Damaging wind, hail, and a tornado or two are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

Williston Basin International Airport (KXWA)

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

Fair

55°F

13°C

Humidity 80%
Wind Speed SE 8 mph
Barometer 30.14 in (1020.7 mb)
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill53°F (12°C)
Last update 27 Aug 3:51 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

10 Miles SSW Zahl ND

  • Today

    Today: Patchy smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 61. Breezy, with a southeast wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before noon.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Southeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northeast wind 7 to 11 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

    Low: 57 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a southeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 77 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers, mainly before 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Breezy, with a southwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: A slight chance of showers before 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Windy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 61. Breezy, with a southeast wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Southeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northeast wind 7 to 11 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a southeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Breezy, with a southwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Monday
A slight chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West wind 8 to 16 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 9 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
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Point Forecast:
10 Miles SSW Zahl ND
 48.42°N 103.73°W
4:36 am CDT Aug 27, 2026
4am CDT Aug 27, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 2, 2026
 
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