Wind Advisory
Ends in 5 h 35 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 4:00 AM CDT at KMOT

Max, ND weather

Windy and 43°6°, gusts to 41 mph67 km/h today.

Forecasts differ

Now 43°6°

Windy · Feels like 33°1°

Feels like: 33°1°; Wind chill from 24 mph39 km/h wind · air 43°6°
Wind: 24 mph39 km/hgusts 30 mph48 km/h; From the west. Gusts to 41 mph67 km/h around 7 AM
Dew point: 36°2°; Comfortable · down to 27°−3° by 9 AM (dry)
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 42 mph68 km/h until 5 PM
High 48°9° today at 3 PM
Below 40°4° tonight after 9 PM
Hard freeze tonight 3–10 AM (low 27°−3°)
Hard freeze tomorrow night from 11 PM (low 28°−2°)

TonightNear 42°6° · gusts to 42 mph68 km/h · Mostly cloudy
This morningDown to 35°2° by 9 AM · gusts to 41 mph66 km/h · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 48°9° by 3 PM · gusts to 33 mph53 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 27°−3° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 45°7° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 28°−2° by 3 AM · freezing, low 28°−2° · 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 4a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	31°−1°	0%	29 mph47 km/h from W, gusts 42 mph68 km/h	76%	72%	0
Sat 5a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	30°−1°	0%	30 mph48 km/h from W, gusts 41 mph66 km/h	73%	86%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	27°−3°	0%	30 mph48 km/h from W, gusts 40 mph65 km/h	73%	90%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	25°−4°	0%	30 mph48 km/h from W, gusts 41 mph67 km/h	73%	74%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	23°−5°	0%	29 mph47 km/h from W, gusts 40 mph64 km/h	72%	74%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	22°−6°	0%	28 mph45 km/h from W, gusts 38 mph61 km/h	72%	35%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	28°−2°	0%	25 mph40 km/h from NW, gusts 37 mph60 km/h	64%	28%	0
Sat 11a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	31°−1°	0%	24 mph39 km/h from W, gusts 36 mph59 km/h	57%	19%	1
Sat 12p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	34°1°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from W, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	51%	9%	2
Sat 1p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 45°7°)	37°3°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from W, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	43%	1%	2
Sat 2p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	38°3°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from W, gusts 28 mph46 km/h	40%	1%	2
Sat 3p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from W, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	35%	0%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from W, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	34%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	33%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	37%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	35°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	33°1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	57%	1%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	61%	1%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	61%	3%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	64%	5%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	64%	8%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)	28°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	12%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	27°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	16%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	25°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	18%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°)	24°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	13%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)	23°−5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	78%	6%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)	23°−5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 33°1°)	22°−6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	28°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 34°1°)	23°−5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	66%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	57%	0%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	35°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	48%	40%	2
Sun 1p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	40%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	41%	40%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	40%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	36%	41%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	41%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	41%	40%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	35°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	52%	40%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	40%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	66%	41%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	27°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	69%	57%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°)	26°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	47%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°)	24°−4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	75%	56%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°)	23°−5°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	75%	45%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	29°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 33°1°)	22°−6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	75%	56%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 33°1°)	21°−6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	78%	73%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 35°2°. Typical 48°9° / 28°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 29°−2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 50, with temperatures falling to around 48 in the afternoon. West wind 15 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 35, with temperatures rising to around 41 overnight. West wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Low, likely
34°1°–38°3°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 28°−2°
Wind
27 mph44 km/h, gusts 49 mph79 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 46°8°, low 24°−4°. Typical 48°9° / 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 27°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 35°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 28°−2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 46. North wind around 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
44°7°–48°9°
Low, likely
24°−4°–32°0°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 28°−2°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 42°6°, low 25°−4°. Typical 47°8° / 27°−3°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 5% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 29°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 35°2°
  20% chance · 0.6 in1.4 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 32°0°
  30% chance · 0.5 in1.2 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. East wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: A chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
38°3°–42°6°
Low, likely
25°−4°–30°−1°
Typical high / low
47°8° / 27°−3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 43°6°, low 30°−1°. Typical 47°8° / 27°−3°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 38°3°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 37°3°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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 43. East wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
36°2°–43°6°
Low, likely
30°−1°–32°0°
Typical high / low
47°8° / 27°−3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
1
Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 48°9°, low 26°−3°. Typical 46°8° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  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 48. West wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
43°6°–55°13°
Low, likely
26°−3°–38°3°
Typical high / low
46°8° / 26°−3°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 46°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, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 41°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. East wind around 9 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Low, likely
27°−3°–36°2°
Typical high / low
45°7° / 26°−3°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 47°8°, low 35°2°. Typical 45°7° / 25°−4°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  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 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
42°6°–49°9°
Low, likely
30°−1°–40°4°
Typical high / low
45°7° / 25°−4°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 47°8°, low 40°4°. Typical 44°7° / 25°−4°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  20% chance · 0.17 in4.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  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°–49°9°
Low, likely
37°3°–43°6°
Typical high / low
44°7° / 25°−4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 46°8°, low 38°3°. Typical 44°7° / 24°−4°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 42°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°1°
  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
37°3°–52°11°
Low, likely
31°−1°–46°8°
Typical high / low
44°7° / 24°−4°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 45°7°, low 37°3°. Typical 43°6° / 24°−4°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 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.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Low, likely
35°2°–41°5°
Typical high / low
43°6° / 24°−4°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 50°, low 35°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 46°, low 24°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 42°, low 25°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 43–48°.

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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.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 36°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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 22 min; Losing 3 min 22 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 59 min less
Golden hour: 5:56–6:59 PM; Morning 7:58–9:01 AM
Blue hour: 6:59–7:11 PM; Morning 7:46–7:58 AM; first light 7:46 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 80% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:29 AM · rises 5:40 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Max. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,800 ft, 16 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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