Observed 1:00 PM MDT at KDIK

Dunn Center, ND weather

Sunny and 46°8°, freeze watch tonight, low 24°−4°.

Forecasts agree

Now 46°8°

Sunny · Feels like 40°4°

Feels like: 40°4°; Wind chill from 16 mph26 km/h wind · air 46°8°
Wind: 16 mph26 km/h; From the west. Easing to 5 mph8 km/h by 7 PM
Dew point: 21°−6°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.29 inHg1026 hPa; Steady over the last 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 2 PM
Below 40°4° tonight after 7 PM
Hard freeze tonight 10 PM–10 AM (low 24°−4°)
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 11 AM
Hard freeze tomorrow night 11 PM–9 AM (low 27°−3°)

This afternoonNear 47°8° · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 25°−4° by 5 AM · freezing, low 25°−4° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 41°5° by 11 AM · freezing, low 24°−4° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 45°7° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 28°−2° by 5 AM · rain chance 10% · freezing, low 28°−2° · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 37°3° by 11 AM · rain chance 20% · freezing, low 27°−3° · 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 1p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from W, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	38%	0%	2
Sat 2p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from W, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	34%	0%	2
Sat 3p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	33%	0%	1
Sat 4p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	33%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	37%	0%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	4%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	33°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	54%	9%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	31°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	61%	14%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	32°0°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	66%	17%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	31°−1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	66%	19%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	30°−1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	66%	20%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	29°−2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	69%	20%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)	28°−2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	71%	20%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 34°1°)	28°−2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	71%	19%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	27°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 33°1°)	27°−3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	71%	13%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 33°1°)	25°−4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	78%	6%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 33°1°)	25°−4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 32°0°)	24°−4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 33°1°)	21°−6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	84%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	26°−3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	78%	2%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	64%	2%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	35°2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	53%	1%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	43%	0%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	42%	1%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	37%	40%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	37%	0%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	38%	4%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	43%	10%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	50%	18%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	57%	55%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	68%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly cloudy	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	66%	51%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	25°−4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	74%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	25°−4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	37%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	24°−4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	74%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)	24°−4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	88%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)	23°−5°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	92%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)	23°−5°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	75%	94%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°)	22°−6°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	75%	93%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°)	21°−6°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	75%	98%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°)	20°−7°	20%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	71%	100%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 36°2°)	19°−7°	20%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	71%	99%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 36°2°)	20°−7°	20%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	72%	97%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	24°−4°	20%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	69%	99%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	26°−3°	20%	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	66%	99%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	28°−2°	20%	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	61%	96%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	29°−2°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	59%	96%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 23°−5°. Typical 52°11° / 25°−4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 25°−4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 50, with temperatures falling to around 48 in the afternoon. West wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 23, with temperatures rising to around 27 overnight. West wind 0 to 12 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
49°9°–50°10°
Low, likely
23°−5°–36°2°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 25°−4°
Wind
28 mph46 km/h, gusts 46 mph75 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 48°9°, low 25°−4°. Typical 51°11° / 25°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 25°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 28°−2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 48. East wind 0 to 12 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. East wind 7 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Low, likely
24°−4°–32°0°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 25°−4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 41°5°, low 24°−4°. Typical 50°10° / 24°−4°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 29°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 33°1°
  40% chance · 0.7 in1.8 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 32°0°
  30% chance · 0.1 in0.4 cm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of snow showers between 7am and 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 41. East wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of snow showers after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 24. East wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
39°4°–43°6°
Low, likely
24°−4°–32°0°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 24°−4°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 43°6°, low 28°−2°. Typical 50°10° / 24°−4°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 33°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 38°3°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 37°3°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Fog, 35°2°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of snow showers before 7am, then a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Southeast wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
36°2°–43°6°
Low, likely
28°−2°–33°1°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 24°−4°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
1
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 52°11°, low 25°−4°. Typical 49°9° / 23°−5°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 40°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 31°−1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. West wind 10 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind 2 to 10 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Low, likely
25°−4°–36°2°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 23°−5°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 51°11°, low 29°−2°. Typical 49°9° / 23°−5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 33°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°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 51. North wind 2 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. East wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Low, likely
27°−3°–34°1°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 23°−5°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Drizzle. High 49°9°, low 31°−1°. Typical 48°9° / 22°−6°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°9°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. East wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 4am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
39°4°–55°13°
Low, likely
29°−2°–42°6°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 22°−6°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 43 mph70 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 44°7°, low 36°2°. Typical 48°9° / 22°−6°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 40°5°
  20% chance · 0.27 in6.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 38°3°
  20% chance · 0.17 in4.2 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
35°2°–52°11°
Low, likely
27°−3°–45°7°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 22°−6°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 45°7°, low 35°2°. Typical 47°8° / 21°−6°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 41°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°1°
  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
41°5°–50°10°
Low, likely
28°−2°–45°7°
Typical high / low
47°8° / 21°−6°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 51°11°, low 34°1°. Typical 46°8° / 21°−6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 53°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  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°–60°16°
Low, likely
31°−1°–39°4°
Typical high / low
46°8° / 21°−6°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 50°, low 23°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 48°, low 25°.
Monday
Dry, high 41°, low 24°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 43–52°.

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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

Knife River (ND) at Manning

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.9 ft

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Pipes: watch the cold

Tonight’s low: 24°−4°

Overnight low near 24°F — not yet at drip-the-faucets cold, but worth watching if it's forecast to drop further.

Heating this week

About 70% less heating than a typical week.

This week 58Typical 198

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 42
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 21°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?

Dunn Center 1e · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1919–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 2°1° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 8°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+9°+5°SunOct 18
−6°−4°MonOct 19
+5°+3°TueOct 20
+11°+6°WedOct 21
+9°+5°ThuOct 22
+20°+11°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Dunn Center weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 24 min; Losing 3 min 12 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 56 min less
Golden hour: 5:03–6:05 PM; Morning 7:02–8:05 AM
Blue hour: 6:05–6:17 PM; Morning 6:50–7:02 AM; first light 6:50 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:17 PM–6:52 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:34 AM · rises 4:46 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Dunn Center. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,300 ft, 16 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.