Wind Advisory
Ends in 3 h 33 min
When
From 5 AM early this morning to 1 PM CDT this afternoon.
Where
Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Nelson, Ramsey, Towner, and Western Walsh Counties.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.
Impacts
Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
Precautionary actions
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
Secure outdoor objects.
Areas: Towner; Cavalier; Benson; Ramsey; Eddy; Nelson; Western Walsh County
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Observed 8:35 AM CDT at KD55

Alsen, ND weather

Windy and 41°5°, gusts to 43 mph69 km/h today.

Forecasts differ

Now 41°5°

Windy · Feels like 31°−1°

Feels like: 31°−1°; Wind chill from 25 mph41 km/h wind · air 41°5°
Wind: 25 mph41 km/hgusts 39 mph63 km/h; From the west. Easing to 15 mph24 km/h by 8 PM
Dew point: 41°5°; Comfortable · down to 33°1° by 10 AM (dry)
Humidity: 100%; Air 41°5°, dew point 41°5° · fog or dew likely
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure (notable): 29.96 inHg1015 hPa; Rising fast · +0.16 inHg+5.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

14°8° cooler than this time yesterday (55°13° then, 41°5° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 43 mph69 km/h until 7 PM
High 48°9° today at 2 PM
Hard freeze tomorrow 5–10 AM (low 28°−2°)
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 1 PM
Hard freeze tomorrow night from 10 PM (low 23°−5°)

This morningNear 41°5° · gusts to 43 mph69 km/h · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 48°9° by 2 PM · gusts to 37 mph60 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 31°−1° by 5 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 37°3° by 11 AM · freezing, low 28°−2° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 43°6° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 24°−4° by 5 AM · freezing, low 24°−4° · Clear
Monday morningNear 24°−4° · freezing, low 23°−5° · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	27°−3°	0%	31 mph50 km/h from W, gusts 43 mph69 km/h	79%	83%	0
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 42°6°)	30°−1°	0%	31 mph50 km/h from W, gusts 43 mph69 km/h	73%	29%	0
Sat 11a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	31°−1°	0%	30 mph48 km/h from W, gusts 41 mph66 km/h	65%	18%	1
Sat 12p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	34°1°	0%	26 mph42 km/h from W, gusts 37 mph60 km/h	57%	10%	2
Sat 1p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	36°2°	0%	24 mph39 km/h from W, gusts 35 mph56 km/h	49%	1%	2
Sat 2p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	24 mph39 km/h from W, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	42%	0%	2
Sat 3p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	38°3°	0%	24 mph39 km/h from W, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	42%	0%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	40°4°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from W, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	38%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from W, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	38%	0%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from W, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	42%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	35°2°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	47%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	33°1°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	32°0°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	31°−1°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	30°−1°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	30°−1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	37°3° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	29°−2°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	36°2° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	61%	1%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	26°−3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	64%	2%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	25°−4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	66%	3%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	23°−5°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	71%	2%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)	23°−5°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	1%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 33°1°)	22°−6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	28°−2° (likely 25°−4° to 33°1°)	20°−7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	30°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 34°1°)	21°−6°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	35°2° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	66%	1%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	58%	2%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	51%	2%	2
Sun 1p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	34°1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	46%	2%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	35°2°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	45%	40%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	35°2°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	44%	40%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	36°2°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	42%	1%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	41%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	46%	1%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	33°1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	54%	10%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	36°2° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	31°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	59%	41%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	33°1° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	28°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	66%	40%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	30°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	24°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	40%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	28°−2° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	81%	4%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 24°−4° to 30°−1°)	23°−5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	85%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	27°−3° (likely 23°−5° to 29°−2°)	22°−6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	88%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 21°−6° to 27°−3°)	20°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	92%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 21°−6° to 26°−3°)	19°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	92%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 20°−7° to 26°−3°)	19°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	92%	18%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	24°−4° (likely 20°−7° to 25°−4°)	18°−8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	20%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	23°−5° (likely 19°−7° to 26°−3°)	17°−8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	22%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	23°−5° (likely 19°−7° to 26°−3°)	17°−8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	23%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	24°−4° (likely 20°−7° to 28°−2°)	17°−8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	36%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 28°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 31°−1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 49, with temperatures falling to around 47 in the afternoon. West wind 22 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 28, with temperatures rising to around 31 overnight. West wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–63°17°
Low, likely
28°−2°–40°4°
Wind
30 mph49 km/h, gusts 47 mph76 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 43°6°, low 23°−5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 28°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 24°−4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 43. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
43°6°–45°7°
Low, likely
23°−5°–29°−2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 41°5°, low 25°−4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 24°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 32°0°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. East wind around 9 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
39°4°–41°5°
Low, likely
20°−7°–25°−4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 42°6°, low 32°0°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 33°0°
  30% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 38°3°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 38°3°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. East wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. East southeast wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
36°2°–42°6°
Low, likely
30°−1°–33°1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 45°7°, low 28°−2°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. West southwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
40°4°–52°11°
Low, likely
28°−2°–37°3°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
1
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 44°7°, low 29°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 34°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 44. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. North northeast wind around 9 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
41°5°–51°11°
Low, likely
29°−2°–36°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 45°7°, low 31°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. East southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–47°8°
Low, likely
29°−2°–40°4°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Fog. High 47°8°, low 40°4°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 43°6°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
41°5°–51°11°
Low, likely
34°1°–45°7°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 49°9°, low 38°3°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 44°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
42°6°–55°13°
Low, likely
30°−1°–45°7°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 51°11°, low 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Low, likely
32°0°–44°7°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 49°, low 28°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 43°, low 23°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 41°, low 25°.
Rest of week
Highs 42–51°; chance of precipitation on Wednesday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (FGF) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Edmore Coulee near Edmore

20 mi

Level: 79.9 ft

Reading from Sat 7:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Mauvais Coulee near Cando

22 mi

Level: 35.1 ft

Reading from Sat 7:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Starkweather Coulee near Webster

24 mi

Level: 2.2 ft
Flow: 45 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 19 min; Losing 3 min 22 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 3 min less
Golden hour: 5:43–6:48 PM; Morning 7:49–8:53 AM
Blue hour: 6:48–7:00 PM; Morning 7:36–7:49 AM; first light 7:36 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7 PM–7:38 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:19 AM · rises 5:29 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Alsen. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,300 ft, 53 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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