Observed 6:55 AM CDT at KHCO

Drayton, ND weather

Partly cloudy and 51°10°, gusts to 33 mph53 km/h today.

Mostly agree

Now 51°10°

Partly cloudy

Wind: 13 mph21 km/h; From the west. Gusts to 33 mph53 km/h around 9 AM
Dew point: 47°8°; Comfortable · down to 37°3° by 9 AM
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 49Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure (notable): 29.87 inHg1012 hPa; Rising very fast · +0.18 inHg+6.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

7°4° cooler than this time yesterday (57°14° then, 51°10° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 33 mph53 km/h until 4 PM
High 54°12° today at 2 PM
Low 33°1° tonight at 5 AM
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 11 AM
Hard freeze tomorrow night from midnight (low 24°−4°)

This morningDown to 42°6° by 9 AM · rain chance 10% · gusts to 33 mph53 km/h · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 54°12° by 2 PM · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 33°1° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 42°6° by 11 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Clear
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 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	41°5°	10%	22 mph35 km/h from WSW, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	83%	95%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	35°2°	5%	24 mph39 km/h from W, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	82%	98%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	32°0°	5%	24 mph39 km/h from W, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	82%	99%	0
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	35°2°	0%	24 mph39 km/h from W, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	74%	66%	0
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from WNW, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	64%	53%	1
Sat 12p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from WNW, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	58%	24%	2
Sat 1p	Sunny	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from WNW, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	52%	4%	2
Sat 2p	Sunny	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from WNW, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	43%	1%	2
Sat 3p	Sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from W, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	40%	0%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from W, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	36%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from W, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	35%	0%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from W, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	39%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	42%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	47%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	49%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	35°2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	50%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	35°2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	50%	1%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	34°1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	52%	2%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	39°4° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	33°1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	54%	5%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	56%	8%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	59%	11%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	63%	13%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	26°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	16%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	26°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	65%	16%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)	24°−4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	12%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	26°−3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	66%	23%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	32°0°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from WNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	56%	40%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	35°2°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	50%	40%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	37°3°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	47%	40%	2
Sun 1p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	44%	40%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	43%	40%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	40%	42%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	41%	41%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	38%	58%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	41%	60%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	48%	61%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	35°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	50%	61%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	37°3° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	32°0°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	56%	15%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	35°2° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	29°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	30%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	28°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	36%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°)	26°−3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 33°1°)	26°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	1%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 34°1°)	25°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	2%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	28°−2° (likely 25°−4° to 33°1°)	23°−5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	85%	31%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 24°−4° to 33°1°)	22°−6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	88%	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
Mon 6a	Clear	24°−4° (likely 23°−5° to 31°−1°)	18°−8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	96%	27%	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. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  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, 33°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 55, with temperatures falling to around 53 in the afternoon. West wind 17 to 24 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 31, with temperatures rising to around 33 overnight. West wind 7 to 14 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–65°18°
Low, likely
31°−1°–43°6°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 47°8°, low 24°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 31°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 26°−3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 7 to 14 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
44°7°–48°9°
Low, likely
24°−4°–34°1°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 45°7°, low 26°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 27°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 36°2°
  30% chance · 0.1 in0.4 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. East northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Low, likely
22°−6°–30°−1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 46°8°, low 34°1°. Snow < 1 in< 2 cm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 37°3°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 42°5°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of snow before 7am, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. East wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 34. Southeast wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
41°5°–47°8°
Low, likely
34°1°–37°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 50°10°, low 29°−2°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. West southwest wind 7 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West northwest wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
44°7°–56°13°
Low, likely
29°−2°–41°5°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 48°9°, low 29°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. North wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Low, likely
29°−2°–38°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 49°9°, low 31°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. East southeast wind 7 to 13 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southeast wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Low, likely
31°−1°–42°6°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 52°11°, low 45°7°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 47°9°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.3 in7.7 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
50°10°–54°12°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 53°12°, low 43°6°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 48°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
49°9°–61°16°
Low, likely
36°2°–50°10°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 54°12°, low 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  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
48°9°–58°14°
Low, likely
37°3°–51°11°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 55°, low 31°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 47°, low 24°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 45°, low 26°.
Rest of week
Highs 46–54°; 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

Red River of the North at Drayton

1.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.7 ft
Flow: 2,430 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Tamarac River near Stephen (CSAH22)

11 mi

Level: 26.5 ft
Flow: 18 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Park River at Park River Diversion at Grafton

14 mi

Level: 24.7 ft

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

Park River at Grafton

14 mi

Level: 7.2 ft
Flow: 7 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 20 min; Losing 3 min 17 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 2 min less
Golden hour: 5:37–6:42 PM; Morning 7:42–8:47 AM
Blue hour: 6:42–6:54 PM; Morning 7:30–7:42 AM; first light 7:30 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:54 PM–7:31 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:12 AM · rises 5:23 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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