Observed 2:15 PM CDT at KGFK

Fordville, ND weather

Sunny and 50°10°.

Mostly agree

Now 50°10°

Sunny · Feels like 44°7°

Feels like: 44°7°; Wind chill from 16 mph26 km/h wind · air 50°10°
Wind: 16 mph26 km/h; From the west. Gusts to 29 mph47 km/h around 3 PM
Dew point: 30°−1°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.2 inHg1023 hPa; Rising · +0.04 inHg+1.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

23°13° cooler than this time yesterday (74°23° then, 51°11° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 31 mph50 km/h until 5 PM
High 50°10° today at 4 PM
Low 32°0° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 10 AM
Hard freeze tomorrow night 10 PM–11 AM (low 24°−4°)

This afternoonNear 49°9° · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 33°1° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 43°6° by 11 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 46°8° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 26°−3° by 5 AM · freezing, low 26°−3° · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 34°1° by 11 AM · freezing, low 24°−4° · 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 2p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	41°5°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from WNW, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	44%	0%	2
Sat 3p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	42°6°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from WNW, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	39%	0%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	44°7°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from W, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	36%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from W, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	36%	0%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from W, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	38%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	36°2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	48%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	33°1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	32°0°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	31°−1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	59%	3%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	30°−1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	61%	6%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	29°−2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	64%	9%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	29°−2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	64%	8%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	28°−2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	66%	9%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	66%	10%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	26°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from WNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	12%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	26°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	66%	18%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	26°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	66%	19%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	24°−4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	66%	15%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	26°−3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	66%	7%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	33°1°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	57%	1%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	47%	32%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	43%	40%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	38%	40%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	38%	40%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	35%	41%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	37%	41%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	37%	42%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	38%	59%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	35°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	48%	51%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	30°−1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	56%	60%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	61%	40%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	26°−3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	40%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	25°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	40%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 32°0°)	25°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	40%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 31°−1°)	23°−5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	81%	34%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	28°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 30°−1°)	23°−5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	81%	47%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 29°−2°)	22°−6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	85%	41%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 25°−4° to 28°−2°)	22°−6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	85%	59%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 24°−4° to 28°−2°)	20°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	88%	46%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 28°−2°)	19°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	92%	51%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 29°−2°)	18°−8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	92%	56%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	24°−4° (likely 23°−5° to 30°−1°)	17°−8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	92%	76%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 24°−4° to 31°−1°)	21°−6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	85%	78%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	85%	74%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	27°−3°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	75%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	75%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	62%	75%	3

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 51°11°, low 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 33°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 51. West northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind 8 to 14 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–64°18°
Low, likely
32°0°–43°6°
Wind
29 mph46 km/h, gusts 54 mph86 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 48°9°, low 24°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 26°−3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 48, with temperatures falling to around 46 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Low, likely
24°−4°–33°1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 42°6°, low 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 24°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 35°2°
  70% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Northeast wind 5 to 13 mph.
Night: Rain and snow likely after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 27. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
40°4°–43°6°
Low, likely
23°−5°–27°−3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 44°7°, low 34°1°. Snow < 1 in< 2 cm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 36°2°
  70% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Snow likely before 7am, then a chance of rain and snow between 7am and 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 44. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Night: A chance of rain after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 34. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
41°5°–45°7°
Low, likely
33°1°–36°2°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 51°11°, low 32°0°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 42°5°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°2°
  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 51. West southwest wind 10 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind 6 to 13 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Low, likely
32°0°–41°5°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 50°10°, low 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 40°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Low, likely
28°−2°–39°4°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 50°10°, low 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. East wind 7 to 14 mph.
Night: A chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. East wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
43°6°–54°12°
Low, likely
33°1°–44°7°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 50°10°, low 41°5°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  20% chance
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
43°6°–59°15°
Low, likely
36°2°–46°8°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 48°9°, low 40°4°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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
41°5°–57°14°
Low, likely
34°1°–49°9°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 52°11°, low 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 53°11°
  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
47°8°–57°14°
Low, likely
32°0°–50°10°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 51°, low 32°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 48°, low 24°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 42°, low 27°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 44–52°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday.

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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

Forest River near Fordville

3.3 mi

Level: 1.7 ft
Flow: 46 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Homme Reservoir near Park River

13 mi

Level: 1080 ft

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Forest River at Minto

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.5 ft
Flow: 35 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Park River at Grafton

23 mi

Level: 7.2 ft
Flow: 10 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 21 min; Losing 3 min 22 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 0 min less
Golden hour: 5:41–6:45 PM; Morning 7:44–8:48 AM
Blue hour: 6:45–6:57 PM; Morning 7:32–7:44 AM; first light 7:32 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:57 PM–7:33 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:14 AM · rises 5:26 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Fordville. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,000 ft, 19 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.