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Observed 3:35 PM CDT at K5H4

Fessenden, ND weather

Sunny and 52°11°.

Today: low 29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 40°4°), high 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 66°19°).

Mostly agree

Now 52°11°

Sunny

Wind
17 mph28 km/hgusts 25 mph41 km/h
From the west-northwest. Easing to 7 mph11 km/h by 9 PM
Dew point
23°−5°
Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow
3Moderate
Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure
30.27 inHg1025 hPa
Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.7 hPa in 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

14°8° cooler than this time yesterday (66°19° then, 52°11° now)

Good hours for
  • Below 40°4° tonight after 9 PM
  • Below freezing tomorrow 5–10 AM (low 29°−2°)
  • Low 29°−2° tomorrow at 8 AM
  • Above 40°4° tomorrow by 11 AM
  • Hard freeze tomorrow night midnight–11 AM (low 27°−3°)
  1. This afternoonNear 51°11° · Clear
  2. TonightDown to 32°0° by 5 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Partly cloudy
  3. Tomorrow morningUp to 40°4° by 11 AM · freezing, low 29°−2° · Clear
  4. Tomorrow afternoonUp to 47°8° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
  5. Tomorrow nightDown to 28°−2° by 5 AM · freezing, low 28°−2° · Partly cloudy
  6. Monday morningUp to 33°1° by 11 AM · freezing, low 27°−3° · Mostly cloudy
  7. Monday afternoonUp to 40°4° by 3 PM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 4pSunny51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)51°11°0%20 mph32 km/h from W, gusts 25 mph40 km/h32%0%1
Sat 5pSunny50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)44°7°0%17 mph27 km/h from W, gusts 23 mph37 km/h33%0%1
Sat 6pSunny48°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)42°6°0%14 mph23 km/h from W, gusts 20 mph33 km/h35%0%0
Sat 7pClear45°7° (likely 44°7° to 45°7°)39°4°0%12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h38%0%0
Sat 8pClear42°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)36°2°0%9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h44%3%0
Sat 9pMostly clear39°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)34°1°0%7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h54%47%0
Sat 10pMostly clear38°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)32°0°0%8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h57%49%0
Sat 11pPartly cloudy37°3° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)32°0°0%7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h59%31%0
Sun 12aPartly cloudy36°2° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)30°−1°0%7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h61%34%0
Sun 1aMostly clear36°2° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)31°−1°0%6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h64%60%0
Sun 2aPartly cloudy35°2° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)30°−1°0%6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h66%47%0
Sun 3aCloudy34°1° (likely 30°−1° to 37°3°)30°−1°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h69%72%0
Sun 4aPartly cloudy33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)29°−2°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h72%72%0
Sun 5aPartly cloudy32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)27°−3°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h75%53%0
Sun 6aClear31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°)26°−3°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h78%8%0
Sun 7aClear30°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 35°2°)26°−3°0%3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h78%2%0
Sun 8aSunny29°−2° (likely 25°−4° to 34°1°)25°−4°0%3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h78%0%0
Sun 9aSunny31°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 35°2°)26°−3°0%5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h78%0%0
Sun 10aSunny37°3° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)33°1°0%5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h67%0%1
Sun 11aSunny40°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)36°2°0%6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph14 km/h57%40%2
Sun 12pSunny43°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)39°4°0%7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h49%40%3
Sun 1pSunny45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)41°5°0%7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h43%40%3
Sun 2pSunny46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)42°6°0%7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h42%40%3
Sun 3pSunny47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)44°7°0%7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h38%41%3
Sun 4pCloudy47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)43°6°0%8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h38%61%2
Sun 5pCloudy46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)42°6°0%8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h38%61%1
Sun 6pCloudy45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)42°6°0%6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h40%60%1
Sun 7pCloudy41°5° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)37°3°0%6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h48%60%0
Sun 8pClear37°3° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)33°1°0%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h56%41%0
Sun 9pPartly cloudy35°2° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)30°−1°0%6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h61%50%0
Sun 10pMostly clear34°1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)29°−2°0%6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h64%53%0
Sun 11pPartly cloudy33°1° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)28°−2°0%6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h69%43%0
Mon 12aPartly cloudy32°0° (likely 27°−3° to 34°1°)26°−3°0%6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h72%43%0
Mon 1aMostly cloudy31°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 33°1°)25°−4°0%6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h75%40%0
Mon 2aClear30°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)24°−4°0%6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h78%41%0
Mon 3aCloudy29°−2° (likely 25°−4° to 32°0°)23°−5°0%6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h81%68%0
Mon 4aCloudy29°−2° (likely 24°−4° to 31°−1°)22°−6°0%7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h78%65%0
Mon 5aCloudy28°−2° (likely 24°−4° to 31°−1°)21°−6°0%7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h81%62%0
Mon 6aCloudy28°−2° (likely 24°−4° to 30°−1°)21°−6°0%7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h81%68%0
Mon 7aCloudy27°−3° (likely 24°−4° to 30°−1°)20°−7°0%7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h81%72%0
Mon 8aCloudy27°−3° (likely 24°−4° to 29°−2°)20°−7°0%7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h78%66%0
Mon 9aCloudy29°−2° (likely 24°−4° to 30°−1°)21°−6°0%8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h78%83%0
Mon 10aCloudy31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°)22°−6°0%10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph23 km/h78%66%1
Mon 11aCloudy33°1° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)24°−4°0%12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h75%84%1
Mon 12pCloudy36°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)28°−2°0%13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h64%82%2
Mon 1pCloudy38°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)30°−1°10%13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h59%96%3
Mon 2pCloudy39°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)31°−1°10%13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h57%97%3
Mon 3pCloudy40°4° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)33°1°10%13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph28 km/h57%94%2

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.
  1. Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 52°11°, low 29°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 51°11°

      Dry

    2. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Mostly clear, 42°6°

      Dry

    3. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 32°0°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Sunny. High near 52, with temperatures falling to around 50 in the afternoon. West wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 29, with temperatures rising to around 32 overnight. West wind 5 to 14 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    52°11°–66°19°
    Low, likely
    29°−2°–40°4°
    Wind
    30 mph48 km/h, gusts 47 mph76 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 48°9°, low 25°−4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 29°−2°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 47°8°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 37°3°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 28°−2°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny. High near 48, with temperatures falling to around 46 in the afternoon. North wind 3 to 8 mph.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northeast wind around 7 mph.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    47°8°–49°9°
    Low, likely
    25°−4°–33°1°
    Wind
    9 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 41°5°, low 27°−3°. Snow < 1 in< 2 cm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 27°−3°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 41°5°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Snow, 38°3°

      60% chance · 0.2 in0.6 cm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Snow, 33°1°

      70% chance · 0.5 in1.1 cm

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Cloudy, with a high near 41. East wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Night: A chance of snow showers between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 27. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    38°3°–43°6°
    Low, likely
    23°−5°–29°−2°
    Wind
    13 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 43°6°, low 32°0°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Snow, 34°1°

      50% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 40°5°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 40°5°

      30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Mostly clear, 39°4°

      30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of snow showers before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. East wind around 9 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    39°4°–43°6°
    Low, likely
    32°0°–34°1°
    Wind
    14 mph22 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 52°11°, low 30°−1°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 39°4°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 49°9°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 43°6°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Mostly clear, 31°0°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Southwest wind 12 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind 3 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    46°8°–53°12°
    Low, likely
    30°−1°–40°4°
    Wind
    21 mph33 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 50°10°, low 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 30°−1°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Mostly sunny, 53°11°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 45°7°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 41°5°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. East wind 6 to 9 mph.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    48°9°–57°14°
    Low, likely
    25°−4°–35°2°
    Wind
    18 mph28 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 50°10°, low 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 41°5°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 49°10°

      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.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. East wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    41°5°–55°13°
    Low, likely
    30°−1°–43°6°
    Wind
    17 mph28 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 51°11°, low 41°5°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 42°6°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 49°10°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 46°8°

      20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 41°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
    39°4°–63°17°
    Low, likely
    33°1°–48°9°
    Wind
    19 mph31 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 40°4°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 40°5°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 50°10°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Mostly clear, 45°7°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 40°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
    40°4°–62°17°
    Low, likely
    32°0°–52°11°
    Wind
    20 mph32 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 51°11°, low 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 41°5°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 51°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°–57°14°
    Low, likely
    30°−1°–42°6°
    Wind
    26 mph42 km/h, gusts 51 mph81 km/h
    UV peak
    3

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 52°, low 29°.

  2. Tomorrow

    Dry, high 48°, low 25°, cooling off.

  3. Monday

    Dry, high 41°, low 27°, cooling off.

  4. Rest of week

    Highs 43–52°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (BIS) (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

Sheyenne River above Harvey

15 mi
Level
5.3 ft
Flow
1 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Sheyenne River below Devils Lake State Outlet near Bremen

20 mi
Level
18.0 ft
Flow
15 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Sheyenne River above Devils Lake State Outlet near Flora

20 mi
Level
11.0 ft
Flow
8 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 8:10 AM, sunset 6:33 PM.

Daylight
10 h 23 min
Losing 3 min 17 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 58 min less
Golden hour
5:50–6:53 PM
Morning 7:51–8:54 AM
Blue hour
6:53–7:05 PM
Morning 7:39–7:51 AM; first light 7:39 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7:05–9 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today
sets 6:22 AM · rises 5:34 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from Fessenden. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.