Wind Advisory
Ends in 3 h 41 min
When
Until 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ this morning.
Where
Central North Dakota, including the James River Valley.
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: Renville; Bottineau; Rolette; McHenry; Pierce; Mercer; Oliver; Sheridan; Wells; Foster; Burleigh; Kidder; Stutsman; Grant; Emmons; Logan; McIntosh; Northwest Ward; Central and Southern Ward/Minot Area; Western McLean; Eastern McLean; Western Morton; Eastern Morton; Western Sioux; Eastern Sioux
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Observed 5:35 AM CDT at KHZE

Garrison, ND weather

Windy and 41°5°, gusts to 40 mph64 km/h today.

Forecasts differ

Now 41°5°

Windy · Feels like 32°0°

Feels like: 32°0°; Wind chill from 20 mph32 km/h wind · air 41°5°
Wind: 20 mph32 km/hgusts 32 mph52 km/h; From the west-northwest. 1219–28 mph45 km/h through 6 PM
Dew point: 32°0°; Dry · down to 23°−5° by 2 PM
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Gusts to 40 mph64 km/h until 3 PM
High 49°9° today at 4 PM
Hard freeze tonight 3–10 AM (low 26°−3°)
Hard freeze tomorrow night from midnight (low 27°−3°)

This morningDown to 35°2° by 9 AM · gusts to 40 mph64 km/h · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 49°9° by 4 PM · gusts to 32 mph51 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 29°−2° by 5 AM · freezing, low 29°−2° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 38°3° by 11 AM · freezing, low 26°−3° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 46°8° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 27°−3° by 5 AM · freezing, low 27°−3° · Partly 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 6a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	29°−2°	0%	28 mph45 km/h from W, gusts 40 mph64 km/h	73%	96%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	28°−2°	0%	28 mph45 km/h from W, gusts 39 mph62 km/h	70%	97%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	25°−4°	0%	28 mph45 km/h from W, gusts 40 mph64 km/h	70%	87%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	23°−5°	0%	26 mph42 km/h from W, gusts 38 mph61 km/h	72%	30%	0
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	28°−2°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from W, gusts 36 mph58 km/h	67%	20%	0
Sat 11a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	33°1°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from W, gusts 34 mph55 km/h	57%	18%	1
Sat 12p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	36°2°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from W, gusts 32 mph51 km/h	51%	4%	1
Sat 1p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)	37°3°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from W, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	45%	6%	2
Sat 2p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from W, gusts 26 mph43 km/h	38%	0%	2
Sat 3p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from W, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	37%	0%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from W, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	33%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	33%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	35%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	43%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	36°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	35°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	57%	1%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	39°4° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	35°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	37°3° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	36°2° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	67%	2%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	3%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	33°1° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	30°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	6%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	32°0° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)	29°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	75%	10%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 34°1°)	26°−3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	78%	11%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 33°1°)	29°−2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	81%	8%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 25°−4° to 33°1°)	28°−2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	81%	4%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	27°−3° (likely 24°−4° to 33°1°)	23°−5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	26°−3° (likely 24°−4° to 33°1°)	22°−6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	81%	40%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	28°−2° (likely 24°−4° to 34°1°)	24°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	81%	12%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	34°1° (likely 30°−1° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	34°1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	59%	40%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	48%	40%	2
Sun 1p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	43%	40%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	38%	40%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	37%	41%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	35%	42%	2
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	35%	55%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly sunny	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	40%	50%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	48%	39%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	59%	40%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	35°2° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	66%	32%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	34°1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	36%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	33°1° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°)	27°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	43%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	32°0° (likely 27°−3° to 35°2°)	26°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	57%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 35°2°)	24°−4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	43%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 25°−4° to 36°2°)	23°−5°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	75%	46%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	29°−2° (likely 25°−4° to 35°2°)	22°−6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	39%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	28°−2° (likely 25°−4° to 34°1°)	21°−6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	51%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 33°1°)	20°−7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	81%	63%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 26°−3°. Typical 48°9° / 28°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 29°−2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 15 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 51 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 26, with temperatures rising to around 29 overnight. Northwest wind 2 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Low, likely
26°−3°–39°4°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 28°−2°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 48 mph78 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 48°9°, low 24°−4°. Typical 48°9° / 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 26°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 27°−3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 48, with temperatures falling to around 46 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Low, likely
23°−5°–32°0°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 28°−2°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 43°6°, low 25°−4°. Typical 47°8° / 27°−3°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 5% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 36°2°
  30% chance · 0.3 in0.9 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 32°0°
  30% chance · 0.3 in0.8 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. East wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
39°4°–43°6°
Low, likely
25°−4°–31°−1°
Typical high / low
47°8° / 27°−3°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 45°7°, low 29°−2°. Typical 47°8° / 27°−3°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 33°0°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 39°4°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 38°3°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow showers before 7am, then a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. East wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
37°3°–45°7°
Low, likely
29°−2°–33°1°
Typical high / low
47°8° / 27°−3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
1
Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 49°9°, low 25°−4°. Typical 46°8° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 34°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 49. West wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
45°7°–57°14°
Low, likely
25°−4°–40°4°
Typical high / low
46°8° / 26°−3°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 47°8°, low 27°−3°. Typical 45°7° / 26°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 33°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 42°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. North wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Low, likely
27°−3°–36°2°
Typical high / low
45°7° / 26°−3°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 48°9°, low 30°−1°. Typical 45°7° / 25°−4°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. East wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Low, likely
30°−1°–41°5°
Typical high / low
45°7° / 25°−4°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 48°9°, low 41°5°. Typical 44°7° / 25°−4°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Low, likely
39°4°–44°7°
Typical high / low
44°7° / 25°−4°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 47°8°, low 39°4°. Typical 44°7° / 24°−4°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  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°–53°12°
Low, likely
33°1°–47°8°
Typical high / low
44°7° / 24°−4°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 46°8°, low 38°3°. Typical 43°6° / 24°−4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
44°7°–47°8°
Low, likely
35°2°–42°6°
Typical high / low
43°6° / 24°−4°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 50°, low 26°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 48°, low 24°.
Monday
Dry, high 43°, low 25°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 45–49°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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For your home

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

Heating this week

About 73% less heating than a typical week.

This week 54Typical 199

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 44
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 3 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 32°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?

Max · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1929–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 2°1° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 9°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+13°+7°SunOct 18
+3°+1°MonOct 19
+7°+4°TueOct 20
+10°+5°WedOct 21
+8°+4°ThuOct 22
+17°+9°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 23 min; Losing 3 min 12 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 58 min less
Golden hour: 5:57–7:00 PM; Morning 7:58–9:01 AM
Blue hour: 7:00–7:12 PM; Morning 7:46–7:58 AM; first light 7:46 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 97% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:29 AM · rises 5:41 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Garrison. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,400 ft, 8 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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