Wind Advisory
Ends in 34 min
When
Until 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ this morning.
Where
Western North Dakota.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Bismarck ND
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
West to northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected.
Impacts
Things left unsecured outside will be blown around.
Precautionary actions
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
Areas: Divide; Burke; Williams; Mountrail; McKenzie; Dunn; Golden Valley; Billings; Stark; Slope; Hettinger; Bowman; Adams
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Observed 8:15 AM CST at K08D

Flaxton, ND weather

Windy and 36°2°, gusts to 39 mph63 km/h today.

Mostly agree

Now 36°2°

Windy · Feels like 24°−4°

Feels like: 24°−4°; Wind chill from 23 mph37 km/h wind · air 36°2°
Wind: 23 mph37 km/hgusts 29 mph47 km/h; From the west-northwest. Gusts to 39 mph63 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point: 27°−3°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.19 inHg1022 hPa; Rising · +0.15 inHg+5.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

16°9° cooler than this time yesterday (52°11° then, 36°2° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 42 mph68 km/h until 6 PM
High 47°8° today at 3 PM
Hard freeze tonight 11 PM–10 AM (low 23°−5°)
Low 23°−5° tomorrow at 6 AM
Hard freeze tomorrow night from 7 PM (low 20°−7°)

This morningUp to 41°5° by 10 AM · gusts to 42 mph68 km/h · Clear
This afternoonUp to 47°8° by 3 PM · gusts to 36 mph58 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 24°−4° by 5 AM · freezing, low 24°−4° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 36°2° by 11 AM · freezing, low 23°−5° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 39°4° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 20°−7° by 4 AM · freezing, low 20°−7° · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 37°3°)	24°−4°	0%	31 mph50 km/h from W, gusts 42 mph67 km/h	70%	44%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	29°−2°	0%	29 mph47 km/h from W, gusts 38 mph62 km/h	67%	18%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	30°−1°	0%	28 mph45 km/h from W, gusts 39 mph63 km/h	63%	16%	0
Sat 11a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 41°5°)	30°−1°	0%	28 mph45 km/h from W, gusts 37 mph60 km/h	57%	13%	1
Sat 12p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 43°6°)	33°1°	0%	26 mph42 km/h from W, gusts 35 mph57 km/h	49%	7%	1
Sat 1p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	36°2°	0%	26 mph42 km/h from W, gusts 36 mph58 km/h	43%	0%	2
Sat 2p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)	37°3°	0%	25 mph40 km/h from W, gusts 34 mph55 km/h	40%	0%	2
Sat 3p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from W, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	38%	0%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	38°3°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from W, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	38%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from W, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	41%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	34°1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	48%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	30°−1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	28°−2°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	26°−3°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	25°−4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	24°−4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	23°−5°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	3%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	20°−7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)	20°−7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	1%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 33°1°)	19°−7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	1%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 32°0°)	17°−8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	84%	4%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 31°−1°)	16°−9°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	84%	9%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 30°−1°)	16°−9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	88%	24%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 30°−1°)	16°−9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	88%	20%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 30°−1°)	17°−8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	88%	18%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	29°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	23°−5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	85%	10%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)	27°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	4%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	31°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	61%	5%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	34°1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	54%	3%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	48%	2%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	2%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	44%	2%	2
Sun 4p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 41°5°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	46%	1%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 36°2°)	32°0°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	28°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)	22°−6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	85%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 31°−1°)	20°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	88%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 30°−1°)	18°−8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	92%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 29°−2°)	17°−8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	92%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 28°−2°)	16°−9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	92%	1%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	22°−6° (likely 22°−6° to 27°−3°)	15°−9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	92%	2%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	21°−6° (likely 21°−6° to 27°−3°)	13°−11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	92%	3%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	20°−7° (likely 20°−7° to 26°−3°)	12°−11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	92%	2%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	20°−7° (likely 20°−7° to 27°−3°)	12°−11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	88%	24%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	20°−7° (likely 19°−7° to 27°−3°)	12°−11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	88%	20%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly sunny	21°−6° (likely 19°−7° to 28°−2°)	13°−11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	92%	21%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 48°9°, low 23°−5°. Typical 48°9° / 24°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 24°−4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 48, with temperatures falling to around 46 in the afternoon. West wind 21 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 23, with temperatures rising to around 25 overnight. West wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Low, likely
23°−5°–36°2°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 24°−4°
Wind
31 mph50 km/h, gusts 48 mph78 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 43°6°, low 19°−7°. Typical 47°8° / 24°−4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 24°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 28°−2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 20°−7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 43, with temperatures falling to around 41 in the afternoon. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
40°4°–43°6°
Low, likely
19°−7°–29°−2°
Typical high / low
47°8° / 24°−4°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 42°6°, low 22°−6°. Typical 46°8° / 24°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 24°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 33°0°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 42. East wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Southeast wind around 12 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
19°−7°–26°−3°
Typical high / low
46°8° / 24°−4°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 42°6°, low 27°−3°. Typical 46°8° / 23°−5°. Snow < 1 in< 2 cm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 35°2°
  40% chance · 0.3 in0.7 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 34°1°
  40% chance · 0.3 in0.8 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain and snow showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Southeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
34°1°–42°6°
Low, likely
26°−3°–31°−1°
Typical high / low
46°8° / 23°−5°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 44°7°, low 23°−5°. Typical 45°7° / 23°−5°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 35°2°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 31°−1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. West wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
38°3°–50°10°
Low, likely
23°−5°–35°2°
Typical high / low
45°7° / 23°−5°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 42°6°, low 23°−5°. Typical 45°7° / 22°−6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 31°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 33°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 31°−1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. East wind around 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
39°4°–51°11°
Low, likely
23°−5°–33°1°
Typical high / low
45°7° / 22°−6°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 44°7°, low 26°−3°. Typical 44°7° / 22°−6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 33°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  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 44. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
39°4°–48°9°
Low, likely
26°−3°–33°1°
Typical high / low
44°7° / 22°−6°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 43 mph68 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 42°6°, low 37°3°. Typical 43°6° / 21°−6°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 41°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  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
37°3°–52°11°
Low, likely
31°−1°–47°8°
Typical high / low
43°6° / 21°−6°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 43°6°, low 34°1°. Typical 43°6° / 21°−6°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 33°0°
  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
33°1°–51°11°
Low, likely
25°−4°–40°4°
Typical high / low
43°6° / 21°−6°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 48°9°, low 36°2°. Typical 42°6° / 20°−7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 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
45°7°–54°12°
Low, likely
31°−1°–39°4°
Typical high / low
42°6° / 20°−7°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 48°, low 23°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 43°, low 19°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 42°, low 22°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 42–48°.

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

Souris River near Sherwood

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1610 ft
Flow: 196 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 70% less heating than a typical week.

This week 64Typical 214

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 47
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 2 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?

Northgate 5 Ese · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2006–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+6°+3°SunOct 18
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—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 18 min; Losing 3 min 22 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 4 min less
Golden hour: 4:57–6:02 PM; Morning 7:04–8:09 AM
Blue hour: 6:02–6:14 PM; Morning 6:51–7:04 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:14 PM–6:53 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:35 AM · rises 4:43 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Flaxton. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,500 ft, 13 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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