Wind Advisory
Ends in 6 h 34 min
When
From 5 AM early this morning to 1 PM CDT this afternoon.
Where
Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Nelson, Ramsey, Towner, and Western Walsh Counties.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.
Impacts
Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
Precautionary actions
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
Secure outdoor objects.
Areas: Towner; Cavalier; Benson; Ramsey; Eddy; Nelson; Western Walsh County
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Observed 5:35 AM CDT at KD55

Milton, ND weather

Windy and 48°9°, gusts to 52 mph84 km/h today.

Forecasts agree

Now 48°9°

Windy · Feels like 40°4°

Feels like: 40°4°; Wind chill from 29 mph47 km/h wind · air 48°9°
Wind (notable): 29 mph47 km/hgusts 36 mph58 km/h; From the west. Gusts to 52 mph84 km/h around 8 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable · down to 37°3° by 7 AM
Humidity: 100%; Air 48°9°, dew point 48°9° · fog or dew likely
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

11°6° cooler than this time yesterday (59°15° then, 48°9° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 52 mph84 km/h until 7 PM
High 49°9° today at 2 PM
Below freezing tomorrow 7–9 AM (low 31°−1°)
Hard freeze tomorrow night from 10 PM (low 24°−4°)

This morningDown to 37°3° by 8 AM · gusts to 52 mph84 km/h · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 49°9° by 2 PM · gusts to 40 mph64 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 33°1° by 5 AM · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 38°3° by 11 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 42°6° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 24°−4° by 5 AM · freezing, low 24°−4° · 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	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	34°1°	5%	30 mph48 km/h from W, gusts 48 mph77 km/h	89%	53%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	28°−2°	0%	33 mph53 km/h from W, gusts 50 mph80 km/h	89%	84%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	24°−4°	0%	35 mph56 km/h from W, gusts 52 mph84 km/h	89%	93%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	26°−3°	0%	33 mph53 km/h from W, gusts 49 mph78 km/h	84%	51%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 43°6°)	32°0°	0%	32 mph51 km/h from W, gusts 44 mph71 km/h	77%	63%	0
Sat 11a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	34°1°	0%	30 mph48 km/h from W, gusts 43 mph69 km/h	70%	16%	1
Sat 12p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	36°2°	0%	28 mph45 km/h from WNW, gusts 40 mph65 km/h	62%	10%	2
Sat 1p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	38°3°	0%	25 mph40 km/h from WNW, gusts 37 mph59 km/h	52%	1%	2
Sat 2p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	24 mph39 km/h from W, gusts 34 mph54 km/h	44%	0%	2
Sat 3p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	40°4°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from W, gusts 33 mph54 km/h	42%	0%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from W, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	40%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from W, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	37%	0%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from W, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	42%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	37°3°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	47%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	34°1°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	51%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	33°1°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	33°1°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	40°4° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	32°0°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from W, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	39°4° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	31°−1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from W, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	30°−1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	29°−2°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	59%	5%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	61%	11%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	27°−3°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	64%	15%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	25°−4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	69%	11%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	25°−4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	69%	5%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	24°−4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	69%	1%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	22°−6°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from WNW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	69%	1%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	24°−4°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from WNW, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	69%	1%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	36°2° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from WNW, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	67%	2%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	29°−2°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	59%	3%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	32°0°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NW, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	52%	40%	2
Sun 1p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	34°1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	48%	40%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	35°2°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	46%	40%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	36°2°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	45%	40%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	36°2°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	45%	41%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	41%	40%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	46%	49%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	34°1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	60%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	37°3° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	59%	50%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	30°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	66%	40%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 32°0°)	25°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	21%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	29°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 31°−1°)	23°−5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	81%	34%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 30°−1°)	24°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	85%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 30°−1°)	24°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	88%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	27°−3° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	23°−5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	92%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 25°−4° to 30°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	1%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 30°−1°)	21°−6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	100%	24%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 29°−2°)	20°−7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	26%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
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, 42°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 33°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 50, with temperatures falling to around 48 in the afternoon. West wind 20 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 31, with temperatures rising to around 33 overnight. West wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
50°10°–62°17°
Low, likely
31°−1°–41°5°
Wind
33 mph53 km/h, gusts 54 mph88 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 43°6°, low 23°−5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 31°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 24°−4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 43. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Low, likely
23°−5°–30°−1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 40°4°, low 25°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 25°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 32°0°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Northeast wind 3 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. East northeast wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
38°3°–41°5°
Low, likely
23°−5°–27°−3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 41°5°, low 33°1°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 32°0°
  30% chance · 0.3 in0.6 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 37°3°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 38°3°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. East wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. East southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
36°2°–41°5°
Low, likely
30°−1°–33°1°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 45°7°, low 30°−1°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 38°4°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. West southwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West northwest wind 13 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
40°4°–52°11°
Low, likely
30°−1°–37°3°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 44°7°, low 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 34°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 44. West northwest wind around 12 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. North wind around 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
41°5°–49°9°
Low, likely
30°−1°–35°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Drizzle. High 45°7°, low 31°−1°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 39°4°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. East wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. South southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Low, likely
29°−2°–39°4°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 48°9°, low 41°5°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  20% chance · 0.21 in5.3 mm
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
46°8°–50°10°
Low, likely
38°3°–44°7°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 49°9°, low 40°4°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  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°–54°12°
Low, likely
32°0°–45°7°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 51°11°, low 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 45°7°
  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°–54°12°
Low, likely
36°2°–45°7°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 50°, low 31°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 43°, low 23°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 40°, low 25°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 41–51°; chance of precipitation on Wednesday.

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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

Little South Pembina River near Walhalla

17 mi

Level: 0.9 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Tongue River (ND) at Akra

17 mi

Level: 7.7 ft
Flow: 54 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Homme Reservoir near Park River

19 mi

Level: 1080 ft

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Pembina River at Walhalla

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.5 ft
Flow: 96 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 19 min; Losing 3 min 22 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 3 min less
Golden hour: 5:41–6:45 PM; Morning 7:46–8:50 AM
Blue hour: 6:45–6:57 PM; Morning 7:34–7:46 AM; first light 7:34 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 69% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:16 AM · rises 5:26 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Milton. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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Rivers

Little South Pembina River near Walhalla

Tongue River (ND) at Akra

Homme Reservoir near Park River

Pembina River at Walhalla

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon