Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

Williston Basin International Airport (KXWA)

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

Fair

82°F

28°C

Humidity 26%
Wind Speed SE 9 mph
Barometer 30.13 in (1020.1 mb)
Dewpoint 44°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 22 Aug 5:51 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Zahl ND

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 2pm and 5pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a southeast wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a chance of showers after 3am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 59 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 82. Windy, with a west wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79. North wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northeast wind around 7 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 2pm and 5pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a southeast wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a chance of showers after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday
Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 82. Windy, with a west wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 79. North wind 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northeast wind around 7 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Zahl ND
 48.55°N 103.67°W
6:06 pm CDT Aug 22, 2026
6pm CDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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