Observed 3:15 PM CDT at KD55

Fairdale, ND weather

Windy and 50°10°, gusts to 31 mph50 km/h today.

Mostly agree

Now 50°10°

Windy · Feels like 43°6°

Feels like: 43°6°; Wind chill from 23 mph37 km/h wind · air 50°10°
Wind: 23 mph37 km/hgusts 31 mph50 km/h; From the west. Easing to 13 mph21 km/h by 10 PM
Dew point: 16°−9°; Dry · up to 26°−3° by 4 PM
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.16 inHg1021 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.1 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

18°10° cooler than this time yesterday (68°20° then, 50°10° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 31 mph50 km/h until 7 PM
High 49°9° today at 4 PM
Below 40°4° tonight after 9 PM
Below freezing tomorrow 5–10 AM (low 30°−1°)
Hard freeze tomorrow night 9 PM–noon (low 23°−5°)

This afternoonNear 48°9° · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 32°0° by 5 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 39°4° by 11 AM · freezing, low 30°−1° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 43°6° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 25°−4° by 3 AM · freezing, low 25°−4° · Clear
Monday morningUp to 32°0° by 11 AM · freezing, low 23°−5° · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 37°3° · 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 3p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	40°4°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from W, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	44%	0%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from W, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	40%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from W, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	40%	0%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from W, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	42%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from W, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	47%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	32°0°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	30°−1°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from WSW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	59%	1%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	30°−1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from WSW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	30°−1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	29°−2°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	37°3° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	29°−2°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	67%	2%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	36°2° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	67%	9%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	35°2° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)	28°−2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	69%	52%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 30°−1° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	69%	58%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 36°2°)	24°−4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	75%	17%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°)	24°−4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	15%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)	24°−4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	12%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	30°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 34°1°)	22°−6°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from WNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	75%	8%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	32°0° (likely 27°−3° to 35°2°)	24°−4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	75%	3%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	64%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NW, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	57%	0%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	33°1°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	50%	0%	2
Sun 1p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	35°2°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	46%	0%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	36°2°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NNW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	45%	3%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	36°2°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NNW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	43%	40%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	37°3°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	43%	40%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	40%	41%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	43%	1%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	39°4° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	34°1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	52%	8%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	35°2° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	30°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	61%	38%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	25°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	40%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	30°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	75%	8%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	29°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°)	23°−5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	4%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 31°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	85%	2%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	27°−3° (likely 25°−4° to 30°−1°)	20°−7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	92%	24%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 25°−4° to 28°−2°)	20°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	92%	3%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 28°−2°)	19°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	96%	38%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 27°−3°)	19°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	20%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 27°−3°)	19°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	18%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 27°−3°)	17°−8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	100%	47%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	24°−4° (likely 23°−5° to 27°−3°)	17°−8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	100%	4%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 27°−3°)	15°−9°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	26%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	27°−3° (likely 23°−5° to 28°−2°)	19°−7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	92%	34%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	30°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 31°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	88%	40%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	85%	78%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 36°2°)	27°−3°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	72%	76%	2
Mon 1p	Mostly cloudy	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	67%	67%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	30°−1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	64%	76%	3

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 30°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 32°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 49. West wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 30, with temperatures rising to around 32 overnight. West wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
49°9°–63°17°
Low, likely
30°−1°–40°4°
Wind
34 mph54 km/h, gusts 53 mph86 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 44°7°, low 23°−5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 35°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 25°−4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Low, likely
23°−5°–31°−1°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 39°4°, low 26°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 23°−5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 33°0°
  50% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Northeast wind 6 to 13 mph.
Night: A chance of snow after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 26. East northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
37°3°–41°5°
Low, likely
23°−5°–26°−3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 41°5°, low 32°0°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 33°1°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 40°4°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 40°4°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 40°4°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow before 7am, then a chance of rain between 7am and 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 41. East wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Night: A chance of rain after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 32. Southeast wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
39°4°–43°6°
Low, likely
32°0°–33°1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 47°8°, low 30°−1°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 39°4°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 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. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. West southwest wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind 7 to 14 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Low, likely
30°−1°–39°4°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 47°8°, low 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 33°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 44°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Low, likely
26°−3°–37°3°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 46°8°, low 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  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: Partly sunny, with a high near 46. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. East wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
40°4°–51°11°
Low, likely
29°−2°–42°6°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 47°8°, low 39°4°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 40°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°–56°13°
Low, likely
34°1°–44°7°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 47°8°, low 38°3°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  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
38°3°–56°13°
Low, likely
31°−1°–47°8°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 38°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°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
45°7°–55°13°
Low, likely
29°−2°–47°8°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 49°, low 30°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 44°, low 23°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 39°, low 26°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 41–50°; 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

Homme Reservoir near Park River

21 mi

Level: 1080 ft

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Edmore Coulee near Edmore

22 mi

Level: 79.9 ft

Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 20 min; Losing 3 min 22 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 2 min less
Golden hour: 5:42–6:46 PM; Morning 7:46–8:51 AM
Blue hour: 6:46–6:58 PM; Morning 7:34–7:46 AM; first light 7:34 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:58 PM–3 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:17 AM · rises 5:27 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Fairdale. The highest point on the skyline is about 5,600 ft, 50 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.