Observed 6:45 AM CDT at KABR

Cogswell, ND weather

Mostly cloudy and 52°11°, gusts to 32 mph52 km/h today.

Mostly agree

Now 52°11°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 12 mph19 km/h; From the northwest. Gusts to 32 mph52 km/h around 8 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable · down to 34°1° by 12 PM (dry)
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 2–3 PM · peak 3

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Gusts to 32 mph51 km/h until 2 PM
High 54°12° today at 2 PM
Below freezing tomorrow 6–9 AM (low 31°−1°)
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 10 AM

This morningDown to 48°9° by 8 AM · rain chance 20% · gusts to 32 mph51 km/h · Cloudy
This afternoonNear 53°12° · gusts to 25 mph40 km/h · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 33°1° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 43°6° by 11 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 49°9° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 33°1° by 5 AM · rain chance 20% · 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 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	20%	22 mph35 km/h from WNW, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	66%	87%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	40°4°	20%	23 mph37 km/h from WNW, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	71%	90%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	40°4°	20%	23 mph37 km/h from WNW, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	68%	95%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	42°6°	20%	22 mph35 km/h from WNW, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	64%	98%	1
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NW, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	57%	91%	1
Sat 12p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NW, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	51%	70%	2
Sat 1p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NW, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	44%	71%	2
Sat 2p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	36%	74%	2
Sat 3p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	34%	77%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	30%	40%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	30%	82%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	32%	83%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	43%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	64%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	41%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	50%	31%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	52%	28%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	39°4° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	23%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	38°3° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	54%	40%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	34°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	56%	71%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)	33°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	56%	64%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 30°−1° to 37°3°)	32°0°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	60%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	63%	65%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	68%	82%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	68%	88%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 38°3°)	27°−3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	73%	83%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	87%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	94%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	48%	97%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	98%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	35%	96%	2
Sun 2p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	33%	99%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	31%	100%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	31%	100%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 40°4° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	31%	100%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 39°4° to 48°9°)	45°7°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	33%	100%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	43°6°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	42%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	41°5°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	45%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	39°4°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	49%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	36°2°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	55%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	35°2°	20%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	59%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	34°1°	20%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	59%	100%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	32°0°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	62%	100%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	31°−1°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	64%	100%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	28°−2°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	67%	98%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	27°−3°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	69%	96%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 41°5°)	24°−4°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	75%	93%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 40°4°)	23°−5°	10%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	78%	96%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 56°13°, low 30°−1°. Typical 51°11° / 30°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 33°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Isolated rain showers before 11am. Partly sunny. High near 56, with temperatures falling to around 53 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 12 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 30, with temperatures rising to around 33 overnight. West northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–70°21°
Low, likely
30°−1°–40°4°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 30°−1°
Wind
25 mph39 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 50°10°, low 30°−1°. Typical 50°10° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 0% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 31°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 33°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. North northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain between 7pm and 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Northeast wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Low, likely
29°−2°–36°2°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 29°−2°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Rain. High 43°6°, low 29°−2°. Typical 50°10° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.47 in12 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 39°4°
  80% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 36°2°
  90% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 38°3°
  90% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 43. Northeast wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 29. East northeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
40°4°–46°8°
Low, likely
29°−2°–37°3°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 29°−2°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 48°9°, low 36°2°. Typical 49°9° / 28°−2°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 41°5°
  60% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 48. West southwest wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: A chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Low, likely
36°2°–40°4°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 28°−2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 54°12°, low 31°−1°. Typical 48°9° / 28°−2°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind 7 to 14 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Low, likely
31°−1°–44°7°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 28°−2°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 41 mph67 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 54°12°, low 33°1°. Typical 48°9° / 28°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. North northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. East wind around 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Low, likely
33°1°–39°4°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 28°−2°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 54°12°, low 35°2°. Typical 47°8° / 27°−3°. Snow 0.11 in2.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 53°11°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain and snow after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. East southeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
53°12°–62°17°
Low, likely
35°2°–48°9°
Typical high / low
47°8° / 27°−3°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 60°16°, low 50°10°. Typical 47°8° / 27°−3°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.4 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
55°13°–64°18°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
47°8° / 27°−3°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 56°13°, low 45°7°. Typical 46°8° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
51°11°–61°16°
Low, likely
37°3°–56°13°
Typical high / low
46°8° / 26°−3°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 56°13°, low 44°7°. Typical 46°8° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 51°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
50°10°–59°15°
Low, likely
40°4°–52°11°
Typical high / low
46°8° / 26°−3°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 56°, low 30°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 50°, low 30°, cooling off.
Monday
63% chance of rain, high 43°, low 29°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 48–60°; 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

James River near Hecla

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 88.2 ft
Flow: 239 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Sheyenne River at Lisbon

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.9 ft
Flow: 376 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 76% less heating than a typical week.

This week 43Typical 184

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 30
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

Forman 5 Sse · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 5°3° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Cogswell weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 28 min; Losing 3 min 3 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 51 min less
Golden hour: 5:47–6:48 PM; Morning 7:41–8:42 AM
Blue hour: 6:48–6:59 PM; Morning 7:30–7:41 AM; first light 7:30 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:12 AM · rises 5:29 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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