Observed 8:55 PM CDT at KGFK

Forest River, ND weather

Clear and 39°4°.

Forecasts agree

Now 39°4°

Clear · Feels like 34°1°

Feels like: 34°1°; Wind chill from 8 mph13 km/h wind · air 39°4°
Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the southwest. 711–9 mph14 km/h through 9 AM
Dew point: 27°−3°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 28Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.3 inHg1026 hPa; Rising · +0.06 inHg+2.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

27°15° cooler than this time yesterday (66°19° then, 39°4° now)

Good hours for

Below freezing tomorrow 7–9 AM (low 31°−1°)
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 49°9° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 40°4° tomorrow night after 8 PM
Hard freeze tomorrow night 11 PM–11 AM (low 24°−4°)

TonightNear 34°1° · freezing, low 32°0° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 44°7° by 11 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 47°8° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 25°−4° by 5 AM · freezing, low 25°−4° · Clear
Monday morningUp to 34°1° by 11 AM · freezing, low 24°−4° · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 43°6° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Monday nightNear 39°4° · rain chance 20% · 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 9p	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 46°8°)	28°−2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from WSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	8%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 45°7°)	25°−4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	40%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 45°7°)	24°−4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	17%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 44°7°)	27°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	70%	11%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	32°0°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	57%	9%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	31°−1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	59%	8%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	30°−1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	8%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	28°−2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	11%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	66%	30%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)	27°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	66%	17%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly clear	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 38°3°)	26°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	44%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 37°3°)	24°−4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	5%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 39°4°)	26°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	2%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	35°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	57%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	47%	0%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	42%	1%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	40%	40%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	37%	40%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	37%	40%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	34%	9%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	37%	7%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	38%	21%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	45%	21%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	54%	24%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	35°2° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	59%	8%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	33°1° (likely 29°−2° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	66%	11%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 36°2°)	25°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	8%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 34°1°)	24°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	75%	4%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	23°−5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	85%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	27°−3° (likely 24°−4° to 30°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	88%	20%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 24°−4° to 30°−1°)	20°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	88%	18%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	25°−4° (likely 23°−5° to 29°−2°)	19°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	92%	17%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	25°−4° (likely 23°−5° to 28°−2°)	19°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	92%	37%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 22°−6° to 28°−2°)	18°−8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	92%	27%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	24°−4° (likely 21°−6° to 28°−2°)	17°−8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	96%	64%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 22°−6° to 30°−1°)	21°−6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	88%	65%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)	24°−4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	85%	65%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly cloudy	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	27°−3°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	78%	61%	2
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	30°−1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	32%	2
Mon 1p	Mostly cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	33°1°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	59%	70%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	34°1°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	57%	79%	3
Mon 3p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	36°2°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	53%	48%	3
Mon 4p	Mostly cloudy	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	72%	2
Mon 5p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	35°2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	55%	81%	1
Mon 6p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	35°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	59%	81%	0
Mon 7p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	34°1°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	62%	83%	0
Mon 8p	Rain	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	32°0°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	71%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 31°−1°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 33°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 31, with temperatures rising to around 33 overnight. West wind around 9 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–66°19°
Low, likely
31°−1°–43°6°
Wind
26 mph41 km/h, gusts 40 mph65 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 49°9°, low 24°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 31°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 25°−4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 49, with temperatures falling to around 47 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
48°9°–50°10°
Low, likely
24°−4°–34°1°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 43°6°, low 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 24°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 37°3°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 35°2°
  60% chance · 0.3 in0.7 cm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Northeast wind 5 to 12 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain between 7pm and 10pm, then rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 27. East northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
41°5°–44°7°
Low, likely
21°−6°–28°−2°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 45°7°, low 34°1°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 36°2°
  70% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  60% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Snow likely before 7am, then a chance of rain between 7am and 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 45. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 34. 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°–46°8°
Low, likely
33°1°–36°2°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 53°12°, low 31°−1°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. West southwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind 5 to 12 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Low, likely
31°−1°–41°5°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 40 mph65 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 51°11°, low 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 33°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. North northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Low, likely
28°−2°–36°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 52°11°, low 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. East wind 7 to 13 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
42°6°–56°13°
Low, likely
29°−2°–44°7°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 52°11°, low 42°6°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
45°7°–63°17°
Low, likely
34°1°–50°10°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 54°12°, low 43°6°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  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
42°6°–63°17°
Low, likely
34°1°–50°10°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 55°13°, low 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 51°10°
  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
50°10°–58°14°
Low, likely
30°−1°–50°10°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 65°, low 31°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 49°, low 24°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 43°, low 27°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 45–55°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Saturday.

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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 at Minto

6.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.5 ft
Flow: 33 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Forest River near Fordville

12 mi

Level: 1.7 ft
Flow: 46 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Park River at Grafton

15 mi

Level: 7.2 ft
Flow: 10 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Red River of the North at Oslo

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.8 ft
Flow: 1,200 cfs

Reading from Sat 7 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 21 min; Losing 3 min 12 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 1 min less
Golden hour: 5:40–6:43 PM; Morning 7:43–8:47 AM
Blue hour: 6:43–6:56 PM; Morning 7:31–7:43 AM; first light 7:31 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 11 PM–5 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:13 AM · rises 5:24 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Forest River. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,600 ft, 79 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.