Observed 5:35 PM CDT at K46D

Kensal, ND weather

Sunny and 50°10°.

Mostly agree

Now 50°10°

Sunny · Feels like 44°7°

Feels like: 44°7°; Wind chill from 17 mph28 km/h wind · air 50°10°
Wind: 17 mph28 km/hgusts 23 mph37 km/h; From the west-northwest. Easing to 7 mph11 km/h by 10 PM
Dew point: 21°−6°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.28 inHg1025 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.4 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

20°11° cooler than this time yesterday (70°21° then, 50°10° now)

Good hours for

Below freezing tonight 5–9 AM (low 31°−1°)
Low 31°−1° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 11 AM
Below 40°4° tomorrow night after 8 PM
Hard freeze tomorrow night 2–11 AM (low 28°−2°)

TonightDown to 32°0° by 5 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 42°6° by 11 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 48°9° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 29°−2° by 5 AM · freezing, low 29°−2° · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 34°1° by 11 AM · freezing, low 28°−2° · Cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 37°3° · rain chance 20% · 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 6p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	39%	2%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	45%	3%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	36°2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	4%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	34°1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	53%	8%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	33°1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	54%	37%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	54%	50%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	37°3° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	32°0°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	54%	54%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	36°2° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	31°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	54%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	64%	44%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	34°1° (likely 30°−1° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	64%	54%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	33°1° (likely 29°−2° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	66%	55%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 36°2°)	26°−3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	69%	58%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 28°−2° to 36°2°)	26°−3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	69%	59%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 36°2°)	25°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	57%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 36°2°)	26°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	45%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	33°1° (likely 27°−3° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	53%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	38°3° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	62%	48%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	48%	57%	2
Sun 12p	Mostly cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	50%	2
Sun 1p	Mostly cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	37%	50%	3
Sun 2p	Mostly cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	34%	54%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	33%	68%	3
Sun 4p	Mostly cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	31%	71%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	31%	77%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	35%	78%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	45%	75%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	35°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	48%	52%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly cloudy	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	33°1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	50%	46%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	36°2° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	30°−1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	54%	41%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	35°2° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)	28°−2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	39%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly cloudy	34°1° (likely 29°−2° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	58%	42%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	33°1° (likely 29°−2° to 36°2°)	26°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	36%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°)	25°−4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	63%	68%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 33°1°)	23°−5°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	66%	75%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)	22°−6°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	72%	77%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	29°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	20°−7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	64%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 31°−1°)	20°−7°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	75%	85%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 31°−1°)	20°−7°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	75%	89%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 31°−1°)	19°−7°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	78%	84%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 31°−1°)	20°−7°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	78%	96%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 32°0°)	23°−5°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	96%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)	25°−4°	10%	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	66%	93%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	10%	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	61%	94%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	28°−2°	20%	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	56%	97%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	30°−1°	20%	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	54%	95%	2
Mon 3p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	31°−1°	20%	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	52%	93%	2
Mon 4p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	31°−1°	20%	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	52%	94%	1
Mon 5p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	30°−1°	20%	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	57%	93%	1

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 27, with temperatures rising to around 32 overnight. West wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
27°−3°–40°4°
Wind
29 mph47 km/h, gusts 47 mph75 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 31°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 29°−2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. North wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Low, likely
26°−3°–35°2°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 39°4°, low 28°−2°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 28°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 38°3°
  70% chance · 0.3 in0.9 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 34°1°
  80% chance · 0.5 in1.1 cm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of snow showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Rain and snow showers before 4am, then rain and snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 28. Northeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
39°4°–42°6°
Low, likely
26°−3°–31°−1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 43°6°, low 34°1°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 35°2°
  70% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 42°6°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain and snow showers before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 43. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southeast wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
41°5°–45°7°
Low, likely
33°1°–35°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
1
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 52°11°, low 31°−1°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 33°1°
  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 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Low, likely
31°−1°–42°6°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 51°11°, low 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. East wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Low, likely
27°−3°–36°2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 51°11°, low 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 51. East wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. East wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
43°6°–58°14°
Low, likely
33°1°–44°7°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 51°11°, low 42°6°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
42°6°–64°18°
Low, likely
35°2°–48°9°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 50°10°, low 40°4°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 40°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°–61°16°
Low, likely
32°0°–50°10°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 52°11°, low 37°3°. Rain 0.54 in14 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  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
48°9°–57°14°
Low, likely
30°−1°–44°7°
Wind
28 mph45 km/h, gusts 49 mph79 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 64°, low 27°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 49°, low 28°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 39°, low 28°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 43–52°; 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

James River near Kensal

7.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 48 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Pipestem Creek near Pingree

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.8 ft
Flow: 78 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

James River near Grace City

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.3 ft
Flow: 8 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Pipestem Creek at Pipestem Dam

23 mi

Level: 1443 ft

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 24 min; Losing 3 min 12 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 56 min less
Golden hour: 5:47–6:50 PM; Morning 7:47–8:49 AM
Blue hour: 6:50–7:02 PM; Morning 7:35–7:47 AM; first light 7:35 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7:02–10 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:17 AM · rises 5:31 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Kensal. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,000 ft, 24 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Kensal, ND weather

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

James River near Kensal

Pipestem Creek near Pingree

James River near Grace City

Pipestem Creek at Pipestem Dam

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon