Observed 6:10 AM CDT at KGFK

Ardoch, ND weather

Mostly clear and 54°12°, gusts to 33 mph54 km/h today.

Forecasts agree

Now 54°12°

Mostly clear

Wind: 16 mph26 km/h; From the west. Gusts to 33 mph54 km/h around 8 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable · down to 37°3° by 10 AM
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 48Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Gusts to 33 mph53 km/h until 4 PM
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 10 AM
Hard freeze tomorrow night from 1 AM (low 26°−3°)

This morningDown to 48°9° by 8 AM · gusts to 33 mph53 km/h · Cloudy
This afternoonNear 53°12° · gusts to 32 mph51 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 35°2° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 43°6° by 11 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 46°8° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 26°−3° by 5 AM · freezing, low 26°−3° · 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 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	5%	21 mph34 km/h from WSW, gusts 26 mph43 km/h	77%	82%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	5%	23 mph37 km/h from W, gusts 32 mph51 km/h	74%	95%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	40°4°	5%	24 mph39 km/h from W, gusts 33 mph54 km/h	77%	100%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	40°4°	5%	24 mph39 km/h from W, gusts 33 mph54 km/h	71%	99%	0
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	5%	24 mph39 km/h from W, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	61%	69%	0
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	24 mph39 km/h from WNW, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	56%	67%	1
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from WNW, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	50%	16%	2
Sat 1p	Sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from WNW, gusts 28 mph46 km/h	46%	6%	3
Sat 2p	Sunny	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from WNW, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	40%	1%	3
Sat 3p	Sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from WNW, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	37%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from WNW, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	34%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from W, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	34%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	37%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	42%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	45%	3%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	47%	6%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	8%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	51%	8%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	53%	8%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	40°4° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	35°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	52%	8%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	39°4° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	33°1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	54%	8%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	38°3° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	32°0°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	57%	10%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	59%	12%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	35°2° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	61%	15%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)	27°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	63%	47%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)	27°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	58%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 37°3°)	24°−4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	53%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	66%	23%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	33°1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	55%	41%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	37°3°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	47%	40%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	43%	40%	2
Sun 1p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	40%	41%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	38%	41%	3
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	38%	44%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	35%	43%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	38%	60%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	38%	61%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	45%	61%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	39°4° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	34°1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	52%	43%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	37°3° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	32°0°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	56%	6%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	36°2° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	30°−1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	61%	36%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	35°2° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)	30°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	64%	15%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	33°1° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)	28°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	11%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	32°0° (likely 27°−3° to 34°1°)	27°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	24%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 25°−4° to 34°1°)	26°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	26%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	29°−2° (likely 24°−4° to 34°1°)	24°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	81%	48%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	28°−2° (likely 24°−4° to 33°1°)	23°−5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	85%	51%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	26°−3° (likely 24°−4° to 32°0°)	20°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	88%	35%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 55°13°, low 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 55, with temperatures falling to around 53 in the afternoon. West wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 31, with temperatures rising to around 35 overnight. West wind 7 to 14 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
55°13°–66°19°
Low, likely
31°−1°–43°6°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 48°9°, low 24°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 31°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 26°−3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 48, with temperatures falling to around 46 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 7 to 12 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. North wind 5 to 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Low, likely
24°−4°–34°1°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 45°7°, low 26°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 27°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 36°2°
  60% chance · 0.3 in0.7 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A chance of rain between 1am and 4am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. East northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Low, likely
23°−5°–30°−1°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 47°8°, low 34°1°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 37°3°
  60% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 44°6°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 42°5°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow before 7am, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. East northeast wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
40°4°–47°8°
Low, likely
34°1°–38°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 51°11°, low 29°−2°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 38°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. West wind 8 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 29. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
45°7°–57°14°
Low, likely
29°−2°–41°5°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
1
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 49°9°, low 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. North northwest wind around 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Low, likely
30°−1°–39°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Drizzle. High 50°10°, low 32°0°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. East northeast wind 7 to 14 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Low, likely
32°0°–42°6°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 53°12°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.23 in5.8 mm
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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Low, likely
44°7°–47°8°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 54°12°, low 43°6°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  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
49°9°–62°17°
Low, likely
35°2°–51°11°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 55°13°, low 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  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
49°9°–58°14°
Low, likely
38°3°–52°11°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 55°, low 31°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 48°, low 24°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 45°, low 26°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 47–55°; chance of precipitation on Wednesday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Forest River at Minto

5.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.5 ft
Flow: 37 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Red River of the North at Oslo

9.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.9 ft
Flow: 1,300 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Snake River (NW MN) at Alvarado

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 98.0 ft
Flow: 57 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Park River at Grafton

16 mi

Level: 7.2 ft
Flow: 8 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 21 min; Losing 3 min 17 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 0 min less
Golden hour: 5:39–6:43 PM; Morning 7:43–8:46 AM
Blue hour: 6:43–6:55 PM; Morning 7:30–7:43 AM; first light 7:30 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 89% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:13 AM · rises 5:24 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Ardoch. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Ardoch, ND weather

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Forest River at Minto

Red River of the North at Oslo

Snake River (NW MN) at Alvarado

Park River at Grafton

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon