Observed 5:35 AM CDT at K2C8

Park River, ND weather

Foggy and 52°11°, gusts to 46 mph73 km/h today.

Forecasts agree

Now 52°11°

Fog

Wind: 28 mph45 km/hgusts 44 mph71 km/h; From the west. Easing to 18 mph29 km/h by 4 PM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable · down to 41°5° by 7 AM
Humidity: 100%; Air 52°11°, dew point 52°11° · fog or dew likely
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure (notable): 29.79 inHg1009 hPa; Rising fast · +0.17 inHg+5.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (54°12° then, 52°11° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 46 mph74 km/h until 5 PM
High 53°12° today at 2 PM
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 11 AM
Hard freeze tomorrow night from midnight (low 26°−3°)

This morningDown to 42°6° by 9 AM · rain chance 20% · gusts to 46 mph74 km/h · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 53°12° by 2 PM · gusts to 33 mph53 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 35°2° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 42°6° by 11 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 46°8° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 26°−3° by 5 AM · freezing, low 26°−3° · 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	Showers	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	20%	28 mph45 km/h from W, gusts 44 mph71 km/h	77%	55%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	38°3°	10%	30 mph48 km/h from W, gusts 46 mph73 km/h	79%	99%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	32°0°	5%	31 mph50 km/h from W, gusts 42 mph67 km/h	79%	97%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	31°−1°	10%	30 mph48 km/h from W, gusts 41 mph65 km/h	79%	92%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	33°1°	0%	29 mph47 km/h from W, gusts 38 mph62 km/h	75%	67%	0
Sat 11a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)	37°3°	0%	28 mph45 km/h from WNW, gusts 37 mph60 km/h	67%	17%	1
Sat 12p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	40°4°	0%	25 mph40 km/h from WNW, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	58%	10%	2
Sat 1p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from WNW, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	50%	2%	2
Sat 2p	Sunny	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from WNW, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	41%	0%	2
Sat 3p	Sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from W, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	40%	0%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from W, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	37%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from W, gusts 25 mph39 km/h	35%	0%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from W, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	38%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	44%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	48%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	36°2°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	35°2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	52%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	34°1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	54%	2%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	33°1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	56%	4%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	33°1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	56%	9%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	58%	15%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	58%	19%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	62%	20%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	64%	20%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	26°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	67%	51%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	25°−4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	65%	20%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	6%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from WNW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	58%	40%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	35°2°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	53%	40%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	47%	40%	2
Sun 1p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	43%	40%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	41%	40%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	40%	41%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	39%	41%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	38%	60%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	41%	60%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	48%	61%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	40°4° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	36°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	52%	41%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	32°0°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	59%	41%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	35°2° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	30°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	66%	40%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	24%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 32°0°)	27°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	1%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°)	28°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	2%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 33°1°)	26°−3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	81%	3%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	28°−2° (likely 25°−4° to 32°0°)	24°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	85%	50%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 25°−4° to 32°0°)	23°−5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	88%	51%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	26°−3° (likely 24°−4° to 31°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	92%	28%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 54°12°, low 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Isolated rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny. High near 54, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. West wind 17 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 32, with temperatures rising to around 35 overnight. West wind 8 to 14 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
54°12°–65°18°
Low, likely
32°0°–43°6°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 49 mph79 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 47°8°, low 24°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 26°−3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. North wind 3 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Low, likely
24°−4°–33°1°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 44°7°, low 26°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 26°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 35°2°
  40% chance · 0.2 in0.6 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. East northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
41°5°–44°7°
Low, likely
23°−5°–29°−2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 45°7°, low 34°1°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 35°2°
  40% chance · 0.1 in0.4 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 41°5°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 40°5°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 40°5°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of snow before 7am, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. East northeast wind 5 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
38°3°–45°7°
Low, likely
33°1°–35°2°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 49°9°, low 30°−1°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 41°5°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. West southwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West northwest wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
44°7°–56°13°
Low, likely
30°−1°–41°5°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
1
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 48°9°, low 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 35°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Low, likely
30°−1°–37°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Drizzle. High 49°9°, low 32°0°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 41°5°
  20% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. East northeast wind 7 to 14 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. South southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Low, likely
30°−1°–41°5°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 51°11°, low 44°7°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  20% chance · 0.21 in5.4 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
49°9°–53°12°
Low, likely
42°6°–46°8°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 52°11°, low 42°6°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°9°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  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
48°9°–57°14°
Low, likely
32°0°–49°9°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 54°12°, low 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 47°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
37°3°–49°9°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 54°, low 32°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 47°, low 24°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 44°, low 26°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 45–54°; 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

Homme Reservoir near Park River

2.4 mi

Level: 1080 ft

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Forest River near Fordville

13 mi

Level: 1.7 ft
Flow: 46 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Park River at Park River Diversion at Grafton

15 mi

Level: 24.6 ft

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Park River at Grafton

15 mi

Level: 7.2 ft
Flow: 8 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 20 min; Losing 3 min 22 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 1 min less
Golden hour: 5:40–6:44 PM; Morning 7:44–8:48 AM
Blue hour: 6:44–6:56 PM; Morning 7:32–7:44 AM; first light 7:32 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 77% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:14 AM · rises 5:25 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Park River. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,600 ft, 13 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.