Observed 4:40 PM CDT at KGFK

Dahlen, ND weather

Sunny and 54°12°.

Mostly agree

Now 54°12°

Sunny

Wind: 17 mph28 km/h; From the west. 1016–17 mph28 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 27°−3°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.23 inHg1024 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h until 6 PM
Below 40°4° tonight after 9 PM
Low 32°0° tomorrow at 8 AM
Hard freeze tomorrow night 10 PM–11 AM (low 24°−4°)

TonightDown to 33°1° by 5 AM · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 42°6° by 11 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 45°7° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 26°−3° by 5 AM · freezing, low 26°−3° · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 33°1° by 11 AM · freezing, low 24°−4° · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 40°4° by 4 PM · Mostly 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 5p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	42°6°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from W, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	40%	0%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	42%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	47%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	34°1°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	32°0°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	57%	3%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	30°−1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from W, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	59%	15%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	29°−2°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from W, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	61%	24%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	29°−2°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	61%	11%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	28°−2°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	64%	20%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	29°−2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	67%	44%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	66%	18%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	66%	48%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	25°−4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	72%	49%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	25°−4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	69%	15%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 37°3°)	25°−4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from WNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	69%	11%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	24°−4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	69%	8%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	26°−3°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from WNW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	66%	3%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	57%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	35°2°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	48%	0%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	43%	40%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NNW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	40%	40%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	37%	40%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	37%	40%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	37%	41%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	36%	61%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	40%	61%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	35°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	48%	60%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	59%	47%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	27°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	63%	40%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)	26°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	66%	2%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)	22°−6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 31°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	81%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 30°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	81%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	27°−3° (likely 25°−4° to 29°−2°)	20°−7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	85%	19%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 25°−4° to 28°−2°)	20°−7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	85%	58%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	26°−3° (likely 24°−4° to 28°−2°)	18°−8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	88%	35%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	26°−3° (likely 24°−4° to 27°−3°)	18°−8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	85%	59%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 24°−4° to 27°−3°)	18°−8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	88%	19%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	24°−4° (likely 23°−5° to 27°−3°)	15°−9°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	92%	27%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 24°−4° to 28°−2°)	18°−8°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	88%	63%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	30°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 31°−1°)	21°−6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	85%	28%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly cloudy	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	24°−4°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	78%	61%	2
Mon 12p	Mostly cloudy	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	67%	59%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	30°−1°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	62%	77%	3
Mon 2p	Mostly cloudy	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	59%	77%	3
Mon 3p	Mostly cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	31°−1°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	57%	62%	3
Mon 4p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	32°0°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	55%	79%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 32°0°. Typical 47°8° / 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 33°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 50. West wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
50°10°–65°18°
Low, likely
32°0°–42°6°
Typical high / low
47°8° / 28°−2°
Wind
35 mph57 km/h, gusts 56 mph90 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 46°8°, low 24°−4°. Typical 47°8° / 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 35°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 26°−3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. North northeast wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
46°8°–48°9°
Low, likely
24°−4°–33°1°
Typical high / low
47°8° / 28°−2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 40°4°, low 28°−2°. Typical 46°8° / 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 24°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 33°1°
  70% chance · 0.4 in1 cm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Northeast wind 7 to 14 mph.
Night: Rain and snow likely after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 28. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
39°4°–42°6°
Low, likely
23°−5°–28°−2°
Typical high / low
46°8° / 27°−3°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 42°6°, low 34°1°. Typical 45°7° / 26°−3°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 34°1°
  70% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 40°4°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 40°4°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 40°5°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Snow likely before 7am, then a chance of rain and snow between 7am and 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 42. East wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 34. South southeast wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
39°4°–42°6°
Low, likely
31°−1°–34°1°
Typical high / low
45°7° / 26°−3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 50°10°, low 32°0°. Typical 45°7° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 40°4°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 33°1°
  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 50. West southwest wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind 8 to 14 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Low, likely
32°0°–40°4°
Typical high / low
45°7° / 26°−3°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 33°1°. Typical 44°7° / 26°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind around 9 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
47°8°–57°14°
Low, likely
27°−3°–37°3°
Typical high / low
44°7° / 26°−3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 48°9°, low 35°2°. Typical 43°6° / 25°−4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: A chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. East wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
41°5°–54°12°
Low, likely
31°−1°–43°6°
Typical high / low
43°6° / 25°−4°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 50°10°, low 41°5°. Typical 43°6° / 25°−4°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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
45°7°–58°14°
Low, likely
35°2°–46°8°
Typical high / low
43°6° / 25°−4°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 49°9°, low 40°4°. Typical 42°6° / 24°−4°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 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
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°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
40°4°–59°15°
Low, likely
33°1°–49°9°
Typical high / low
42°6° / 24°−4°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 51°11°, low 39°4°. Typical 42°6° / 24°−4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  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
47°8°–55°13°
Low, likely
31°−1°–46°8°
Typical high / low
42°6° / 24°−4°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 50°, low 32°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 46°, low 24°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 40°, low 28°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 42–51°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday.

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

Forest River near Fordville

9.7 mi

Level: 1.7 ft
Flow: 46 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Homme Reservoir near Park River

18 mi

Level: 1080 ft

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Turtle River at Turtle River State Park near Arvilla

25 mi

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 13 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 72% less heating than a typical week.

This week 57Typical 204

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 46
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 3 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 27°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?

Petersburg 2 N · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1944–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 21 min; Losing 3 min 12 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 0 min less
Golden hour: 5:42–6:45 PM; Morning 7:45–8:49 AM
Blue hour: 6:45–6:58 PM; Morning 7:33–7:45 AM; first light 7:33 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:58 PM–2 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:15 AM · rises 5:26 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Dahlen. The highest point on the skyline is about 5,900 ft, 58 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.