Observed 6:25 PM CDT at KDVL

Lakota, ND weather

Sunny and 46°8°.

Mostly agree

Now 46°8°

Sunny · Feels like 41°5°

Feels like: 41°5°; Wind chill from 12 mph19 km/h wind · air 46°8°
Wind: 12 mph19 km/h; From the west. 711–13 mph21 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 27°−3°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

13°7° cooler than this time yesterday (62°17° then, 49°9° now)

Good hours for

Below 40°4° tonight after 9 PM
Below freezing tomorrow 5–10 AM (low 30°−1°)
Low 30°−1° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 11 AM
Hard freeze tomorrow night 10 PM–11 AM (low 25°−4°)

TonightDown to 32°0° by 5 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 41°5° by 11 AM · freezing, low 30°−1° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 44°7° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 26°−3° by 5 AM · freezing, low 26°−3° · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 33°1° by 11 AM · freezing, low 25°−4° · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 40°4° by 4 PM · 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 6p	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from W, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	39%	0%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	34°1°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	50%	3%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	32°0°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from WSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	54%	8%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	30°−1°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from WSW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	58%	12%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	31°−1°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from WSW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	59%	11%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	30°−1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	61%	13%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	29°−2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	67%	18%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	35%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	54%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	64%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 38°3°)	25°−4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	60%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 38°3°)	24°−4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	58%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly clear	31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 37°3°)	24°−4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	45%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	30°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 36°2°)	23°−5°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	12%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	32°0° (likely 28°−2° to 37°3°)	24°−4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	78%	5%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	62%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	50%	9%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	36°2°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	45%	40%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	40%	40%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	37%	40%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	35%	40%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	35%	41%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	36%	61%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	38%	61%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	35°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	48%	60%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	59%	40%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	26°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	63%	40%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	25°−4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	66%	36%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	31°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 34°1°)	24°−4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	6%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 33°1°)	22°−6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	3%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	21°−6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 31°−1°)	21°−6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	8%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 25°−4° to 30°−1°)	20°−7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	85%	58%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 24°−4° to 29°−2°)	19°−7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	81%	56%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 22°−6° to 29°−2°)	18°−8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	88%	31%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	26°−3° (likely 22°−6° to 29°−2°)	18°−8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	85%	63%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 22°−6° to 28°−2°)	18°−8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	88%	27%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	25°−4° (likely 21°−6° to 28°−2°)	16°−9°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	88%	43%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	28°−2° (likely 23°−5° to 29°−2°)	19°−7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	81%	30%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 31°−1°)	21°−6°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	75%	43%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly cloudy	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 34°1°)	23°−5°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	72%	59%	2
Mon 12p	Mostly cloudy	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	64%	71%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	5%	16 mph26 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	59%	88%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	30°−1°	5%	16 mph26 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	57%	86%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	30°−1°	5%	16 mph26 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	54%	92%	3
Mon 4p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	32°0°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	52%	83%	2
Mon 5p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	30°−1°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	59%	81%	1

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 29°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 32°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 29, with temperatures rising to around 32 overnight. West wind 8 to 16 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
29°−2°–41°5°
Wind
28 mph45 km/h, gusts 46 mph74 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 46°8°, low 25°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 35°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 26°−3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. North northeast wind around 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
46°8°–48°9°
Low, likely
25°−4°–32°0°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 40°4°, low 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 25°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 33°1°
  60% chance · 0.6 in1.5 cm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. East northeast wind 8 to 16 mph.
Night: Rain and snow likely after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 27. East northeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. 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
21°−6°–28°−2°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 42°6°, low 33°1°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 34°1°
  60% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 40°5°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Fog, 39°4°
  40% chance
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 42. East wind 12 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 33. South southeast wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
39°4°–43°6°
Low, likely
32°0°–34°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 50°10°, low 31°−1°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 38°4°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 32°0°
  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 50. West southwest wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind 7 to 15 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Low, likely
31°−1°–39°4°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 49°9°, low 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. East northeast wind 7 to 12 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
47°8°–57°14°
Low, likely
27°−3°–32°0°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 49°9°, low 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. East wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
42°6°–55°13°
Low, likely
30°−1°–43°6°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 50°10°, low 42°6°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  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 50. East northeast wind 12 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
44°7°–62°17°
Low, likely
35°2°–48°9°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 52°11°, low 42°6°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°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
39°4°–62°17°
Low, likely
31°−1°–49°9°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 52°11°, low 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 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
46°8°–56°13°
Low, likely
31°−1°–45°7°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 64°, low 29°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 46°, low 25°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 40°, low 27°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 42–52°; 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

Eastern Stump Lake near Lakota

12 mi

Major flooding

Level: 49.9 ft

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Tolna Coulee near Tolna

14 mi

Level: 15.5 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Edmore Coulee Tributary near Webster

22 mi

Level: 66.2 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Sheyenne River near Warwick

24 mi

Level: 2.7 ft
Flow: 59 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 22 min; Losing 3 min 12 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 0 min less
Golden hour: 5:44–6:47 PM; Morning 7:46–8:50 AM
Blue hour: 6:47–6:59 PM; Morning 7:34–7:46 AM; first light 7:34 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:59 PM–2 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:17 AM · rises 5:28 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Lakota. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,600 ft, 39 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.