Showers and Thunderstorms from the Southern Plains into the Ohio Valley; Record Warmth in the Central U.S.

Heavy rain and widely scattered severe storms are expected over portions of the central and southern Plains into the Ohio Valley. Unseasonable warmth will continue for a few more days across the Midwest, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic where several daily record highs could fall. Read More >

Current conditions at

Oakes Municipal Airport (K2D5)

Lat: 46.17°NLon: 98.08°WElev: 1335ft.

Overcast

43°F

6°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.26 in
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 14 Oct 11:35 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Forbes ND

  • Today

    Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Light and variable wind.

    High: 57 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between midnight and 4am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 41. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Windy, with a southwest wind 7 to 12 mph becoming northwest 20 to 30 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds and
    Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 7 to 16 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 34. South wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 68. South wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Light and variable wind.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between midnight and 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 41. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Windy, with a southwest wind 7 to 12 mph becoming northwest 20 to 30 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 7 to 16 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 34. South wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 68. South wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 68. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. South wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Forbes ND
 45.95°N 98.79°W
10:36 am CDT Oct 14, 2026
11am CDT Oct 14, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 20, 2026
 
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