Wind Advisory
Ends in 4 h 37 min
When
Until 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ this morning.
Where
Central North Dakota, including the James River Valley.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Bismarck ND
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
West to northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected.
Impacts
Things left unsecured outside will be blown around.
Precautionary actions
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
Areas: Renville; Bottineau; Rolette; McHenry; Pierce; Mercer; Oliver; Sheridan; Wells; Foster; Burleigh; Kidder; Stutsman; Grant; Emmons; Logan; McIntosh; Northwest Ward; Central and Southern Ward/Minot Area; Western McLean; Eastern McLean; Western Morton; Eastern Morton; Western Sioux; Eastern Sioux
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Observed 4:35 AM CDT at K5H4

Bowdon, ND weather

Windy and 46°8°, gusts to 40 mph64 km/h today.

Forecasts differ

Now 46°8°

Windy · Feels like 39°4°

Feels like: 39°4°; Wind chill from 22 mph35 km/h wind · air 46°8°
Wind: 22 mph35 km/hgusts 31 mph50 km/h; From the west-northwest. 1626–29 mph47 km/h through 5 PM
Dew point: 41°5°; Comfortable · down to 33°1° by 7 AM (dry)
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure (notable): 29.94 inHg1014 hPa; Rising very fast · +0.19 inHg+6.4 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (48°9° then, 46°8° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 40 mph64 km/h until 4 PM
High 50°10° today at 4 PM
Below freezing tomorrow 7–10 AM (low 30°−1°)
Below freezing tomorrow night from 2 AM (low 31°−1°)

This morningDown to 40°4° by 7 AM · gusts to 40 mph64 km/h · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 50°10° by 4 PM · gusts to 33 mph53 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 34°1° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 39°4° by 11 AM · freezing, low 30°−1° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 46°8° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 31°−1° by 4 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · 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 5a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	36°2°	0%	24 mph39 km/h from W, gusts 37 mph59 km/h	76%	66%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	32°0°	0%	26 mph42 km/h from W, gusts 39 mph62 km/h	76%	94%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	29°−2°	0%	26 mph42 km/h from W, gusts 40 mph64 km/h	76%	79%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	29°−2°	0%	28 mph45 km/h from W, gusts 39 mph63 km/h	74%	70%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	30°−1°	0%	29 mph47 km/h from W, gusts 38 mph61 km/h	70%	69%	0
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	32°0°	0%	28 mph45 km/h from W, gusts 38 mph61 km/h	67%	47%	0
Sat 11a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	33°1°	0%	26 mph42 km/h from NW, gusts 35 mph56 km/h	62%	12%	1
Sat 12p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	36°2°	0%	24 mph39 km/h from NW, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	55%	6%	2
Sat 1p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	38°3°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from NW, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	49%	0%	2
Sat 2p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NW, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	44%	0%	2
Sat 3p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from W, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	40%	0%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from W, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	37%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from W, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	37%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	37%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	43%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	48%	5%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	34°1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	52%	11%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	52%	15%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	39°4° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	33°1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	54%	57%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	32°0°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	57%	34%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	31°−1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	61%	66%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	64%	53%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	36°2° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	31°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	64%	54%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	35°2° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	66%	52%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	34°1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	29°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	66%	55%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 29°−2° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	69%	60%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 35°2°)	25°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	56%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	30°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 35°2°)	25°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	55%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	32°0° (likely 27°−3° to 36°2°)	26°−3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	47%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	30°−1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	64%	42%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	33°1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	54%	40%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	36°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	50%	41%	2
Sun 1p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	43%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	43%	44%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	41%	62%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	40%	62%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	65%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	61%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	50%	60%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	57%	42%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	32°0°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	59%	44%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	36°2° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	31°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	61%	15%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	35°2° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	30°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	64%	44%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	34°1° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)	29°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	45%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly cloudy	33°1° (likely 27°−3° to 34°1°)	28°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	72%	54%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	32°0° (likely 25°−4° to 33°1°)	26°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	44%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	26°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	68%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 31°−1°)	24°−4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	75%	52%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 51°11°, low 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 51, with temperatures falling to around 49 in the afternoon. West wind 16 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 40, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. West wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
51°11°–66°19°
Low, likely
36°2°–40°4°
Wind
23 mph38 km/h, gusts 42 mph67 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 47°8°, low 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 29°−2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Low, likely
26°−3°–33°1°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 42°6°, low 28°−2°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 5% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 28°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 36°2°
  60% chance · 0.5 in1.2 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 32°0°
  60% chance · 0.7 in1.7 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. East wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers between 7pm and 4am, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. East wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
38°3°–42°6°
Low, likely
26°−3°–29°−2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 44°7°, low 34°1°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 33°0°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Fog, 38°3°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 39°4°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow showers before 7am, then a slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. East wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
38°3°–44°7°
Low, likely
31°−1°–34°1°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
1
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 49°9°, low 30°−1°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 39°4°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. West wind 10 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
46°8°–56°13°
Low, likely
30°−1°–40°4°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 48°9°, low 31°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 35°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 42°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. East wind around 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Low, likely
31°−1°–37°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 48°9°, low 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Low, likely
32°0°–42°6°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 51°11°, low 43°6°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 53°11°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  20% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 42°5°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.4 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Low, likely
41°5°–45°7°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 50°10°, low 39°4°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 38°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
44°7°–56°13°
Low, likely
30°−1°–49°9°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 47°8°, low 39°4°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 42°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Low, likely
36°2°–44°7°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 51°, low 40°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 47°, low 27°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 42°, low 28°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 44–51°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, 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

Sheyenne River above Harvey

20 mi

Level: 5.3 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 24 min; Losing 3 min 8 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 57 min less
Golden hour: 5:51–6:53 PM; Morning 7:51–8:54 AM
Blue hour: 6:53–7:05 PM; Morning 7:39–7:51 AM; first light 7:39 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 80% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:22 AM · rises 5:34 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Bowdon. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,800 ft, 17 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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