Observed 6:45 AM CDT at KGFK

Northwood, ND weather

Mostly cloudy and 54°12°, gusts to 37 mph59 km/h today.

Mostly agree

Now 54°12°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 18 mph30 km/hgusts 24 mph39 km/h; From the west-southwest. Gusts to 37 mph59 km/h around 8 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable · down to 36°2° by 9 AM
UV index: 0Low; 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 37 mph60 km/h until 5 PM
High 53°12° today at 2 PM
Below freezing tomorrow 6–9 AM (low 30°−1°)
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 10 AM
Hard freeze tomorrow night from 1 AM (low 26°−3°)

This morningDown to 43°6° by 9 AM · rain chance 20% · gusts to 37 mph60 km/h · Cloudy
This afternoonUp to 53°12° by 2 PM · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 33°1° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 43°6° by 11 AM · freezing, low 30°−1° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 48°9° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 28°−2° by 5 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 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	40°4°	20%	26 mph42 km/h from W, gusts 37 mph60 km/h	77%	94%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	35°2°	10%	29 mph47 km/h from W, gusts 37 mph59 km/h	76%	97%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	33°1°	20%	29 mph47 km/h from WNW, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	76%	98%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	35°2°	5%	26 mph42 km/h from WNW, gusts 35 mph56 km/h	69%	81%	0
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	25 mph40 km/h from WNW, gusts 35 mph56 km/h	59%	79%	1
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	24 mph39 km/h from WNW, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	49%	38%	2
Sat 1p	Sunny	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from WNW, gusts 30 mph47 km/h	41%	22%	3
Sat 2p	Sunny	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from WNW, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	36%	1%	3
Sat 3p	Sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from WNW, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	34%	1%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from WNW, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	32%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from WNW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	32%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from WNW, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	34%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	42%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	2%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	47%	10%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	35°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	49%	46%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	50%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	33°1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	53%	31%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	43%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	58%	27%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	30°−1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	60%	12%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	61%	20%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	23%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	27°−3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	68%	54%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)	27°−3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	68%	56%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 38°3°)	25°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	52%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	66%	46%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	35°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	54%	43%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	44%	42%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	39°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	40%	44%	2
Sun 1p	Mostly cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	35%	48%	3
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	35%	53%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	33%	66%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	32%	62%	2
Sun 5p	Mostly cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	34%	53%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	35%	63%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	41%	60%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	36°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	64%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	34°1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	54%	24%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	32°0°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	56%	44%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	35°2° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	29°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	61%	32%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°)	29°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	64%	66%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	26°−3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	61%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 25°−4° to 34°1°)	25°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	50%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 25°−4° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	50%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	29°−2° (likely 25°−4° to 33°1°)	23°−5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	50%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	28°−2° (likely 25°−4° to 32°0°)	22°−6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	81%	57%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	26°−3° (likely 25°−4° to 32°0°)	19°−7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	88%	73%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 54°12°, low 30°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 33°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Isolated rain showers before 10am. Mostly sunny. High near 54, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. West wind 16 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 30, with temperatures rising to around 33 overnight. West northwest wind 7 to 13 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–65°18°
Low, likely
30°−1°–41°5°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 41 mph65 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 25°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 28°−2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 49, with temperatures falling to around 47 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. North northeast wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Low, likely
25°−4°–34°1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Drizzle. High 44°7°, low 27°−3°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 5% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 27°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 39°4°
  50% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 35°2°
  70% chance · 0.6 in1.5 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Northeast wind 6 to 13 mph.
Night: Rain likely between 7pm and 4am, then snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. East northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
40°4°–44°7°
Low, likely
25°−4°–29°−2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 46°8°, low 34°1°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 36°2°
  70% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 42°6°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
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. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. East northeast wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: A chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
41°5°–46°8°
Low, likely
33°1°–37°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 51°11°, low 30°−1°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 42°6°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. West southwest wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West northwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
46°8°–57°14°
Low, likely
30°−1°–41°5°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 49°9°, low 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. North wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Low, likely
30°−1°–38°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Drizzle. High 50°10°, low 32°0°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 44°7°
  20% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. East wind 6 to 14 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Low, likely
32°0°–41°5°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 53°12°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.5 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
50°10°–56°13°
Low, likely
44°7°–46°8°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 54°12°, low 43°6°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–59°15°
Low, likely
36°2°–51°11°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 54°12°, low 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  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°–58°14°
Low, likely
38°3°–52°11°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 54°, low 30°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 49°, low 25°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 44°, low 27°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 46–54°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, 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

Turtle River at Turtle River State Park near Arvilla

14 mi

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 13 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Goose River near Portland

14 mi

Level: 9.2 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 23 min; Losing 3 min 17 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 58 min less
Golden hour: 5:41–6:44 PM; Morning 7:43–8:46 AM
Blue hour: 6:44–6:57 PM; Morning 7:31–7:43 AM; first light 7:31 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:13 AM · rises 5:25 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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