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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall for the Southwest; Heat Spreads Across the Center of the Nation

Moisture will continue to move into areas of the West. This will increase showers and thunderstorms coverage and intensity, with the risk of flash flooding and damaging wind gusts. Meanwhile, heat across the Southwest will expand into the center of the nation this weekend into early next week. Trends favor this heat will spread across the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Oakes Municipal Airport (K2D5)

Lat: 46.17°NLon: 98.08°WElev: 1335ft.

Mostly Cloudy

73°F

23°C

Humidity 89%
Wind Speed E 8 mph
Barometer 29.82 in
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 29 Aug 9:55 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Oakes ND

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3am. Patchy fog after 1am. Low around 63. East wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Showers
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, then becoming mostly clear toward daybreak, with a low around 59. East wind 9 to 11 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 59 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 80 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 57 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 82 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind 8 to 10 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3am. Patchy fog after 1am. Low around 63. East wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, then becoming mostly clear toward daybreak, with a low around 59. East wind 9 to 11 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind 8 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Oakes ND
 46.13°N 98.09°W
Last Update:
10:06 pm CDT Aug 29, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10pm CDT Aug 29, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 5, 2026
 
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