Wind Advisory
Starts in 33 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 4:00 AM CDT at KDVL

Pekin, ND weather

Windy and 52°11°, gusts to 41 mph65 km/h today.

Mostly agree

Now 52°11°

Windy

Wind: 23 mph37 km/h; From the west. Gusts to 41 mph65 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable · down to 37°3° by 8 AM
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3

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 41 mph66 km/h until 5 PM
Below freezing tomorrow 5–10 AM (low 30°−1°)
Below freezing tomorrow night from 1 AM (low 29°−2°)

TonightNear 57°14° · gusts to 35 mph56 km/h · Clear
This morningDown to 44°7° by 9 AM · gusts to 41 mph66 km/h · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonNear 49°9° · gusts to 35 mph56 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 32°0° by 5 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 41°5° by 11 AM · freezing, low 30°−1° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 47°8° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 29°−2° by 3 AM · freezing, low 29°−2° · 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 4a	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from WSW, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	69%	17%	0
Sat 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	24 mph39 km/h from W, gusts 35 mph56 km/h	72%	32%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	29 mph47 km/h from W, gusts 39 mph62 km/h	74%	87%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	39°4°	0%	32 mph51 km/h from W, gusts 38 mph61 km/h	73%	96%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	36°2°	0%	35 mph56 km/h from W, gusts 39 mph63 km/h	71%	87%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	33°1°	0%	35 mph56 km/h from WNW, gusts 39 mph63 km/h	70%	49%	0
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	35°2°	0%	35 mph56 km/h from WNW, gusts 41 mph65 km/h	65%	35%	0
Sat 11a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	38°3°	0%	32 mph51 km/h from WNW, gusts 39 mph63 km/h	56%	16%	1
Sat 12p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	29 mph47 km/h from WNW, gusts 35 mph56 km/h	49%	10%	2
Sat 1p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	26 mph42 km/h from WNW, gusts 33 mph54 km/h	44%	1%	2
Sat 2p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	25 mph40 km/h from WNW, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	37%	1%	2
Sat 3p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from WNW, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	34%	0%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from WNW, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	33%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from W, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	34%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	37%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	47%	2%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	35°2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	50%	6%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	40°4° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	33°1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	52%	8%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	39°4° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	54%	12%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	38°3° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	32°0°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	54%	41%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	56%	30%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	36°2° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	61%	36%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	35°2° (likely 30°−1° to 38°3°)	28°−2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	64%	31%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	34°1° (likely 29°−2° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	66%	35%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 28°−2° to 37°3°)	25°−4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	32°0° (likely 27°−3° to 37°3°)	26°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	68%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 36°2°)	24°−4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	75%	70%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	30°−1° (likely 25°−4° to 36°2°)	23°−5°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	78%	56%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	32°0° (likely 26°−3° to 38°3°)	25°−4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	48%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	62%	43%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	34°1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	53%	41%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	36°2°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	45%	45%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	40%	42%	3
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	39°4°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	38%	44%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	35%	65%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	34%	41%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	36%	43%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	38%	61%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	62%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	33°1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	54%	62%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	59%	63%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 30°−1° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	61%	61%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	34°1° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	27°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	64%	30%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)	27°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	66%	69%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	26°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	75%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	72%	66%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly cloudy	29°−2° (likely 25°−4° to 32°0°)	22°−6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	81%	61%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 51°11°, low 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 51, with temperatures falling to around 49 in the afternoon. West wind 20 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 51 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. West southwest wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–66°19°
Low, likely
34°1°–44°7°
Wind
26 mph41 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 47°8°, low 25°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 29°−2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Low, likely
25°−4°–34°1°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 41°5°, low 26°−3°. Snow < 1 in< 2 cm, 5% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 28°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 38°3°
  40% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 34°1°
  50% chance · 0.3 in0.7 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 41. East northeast wind 7 to 15 mph.
Night: A chance of rain between 7pm and 4am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. East northeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
39°4°–42°6°
Low, likely
25°−4°–29°−2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 44°7°, low 33°1°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 36°2°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 44°7°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow before 7am, then a chance of rain between 7am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southeast wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Low, likely
33°1°–35°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 48°9°, low 29°−2°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 41°5°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 45°7°
  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 48. West southwest wind 10 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Low, likely
29°−2°–41°5°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 47°8°, low 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind around 13 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northeast wind around 9 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Low, likely
30°−1°–36°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 48°9°, low 37°3°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. East wind 9 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Low, likely
32°0°–42°6°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 51°11°, low 44°7°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.6 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°–55°13°
Low, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 52°11°, low 40°4°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
47°8°–57°14°
Low, likely
31°−1°–50°10°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 49°9°, low 41°5°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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
45°7°–56°13°
Low, likely
37°3°–49°9°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 51°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 47°, low 25°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 41°, low 26°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 44–52°; 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

Eastern Stump Lake near Lakota

5.5 mi

Major flooding

Level: 49.8 ft

Reading from Sat 2:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Tolna Coulee near Tolna

9.1 mi

Level: 15.5 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page

Sheyenne River near McVille

12 mi

Level: 30.6 ft
Flow: 62 cfs

Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page

Sheyenne River near Warwick

18 mi

Level: 2.7 ft
Flow: 59 cfs

Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 22 min; Losing 3 min 17 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 59 min less
Golden hour: 5:44–6:47 PM; Morning 7:46–8:49 AM
Blue hour: 6:47–7:00 PM; Morning 7:34–7:46 AM; first light 7:34 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 58% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:16 AM · rises 5:28 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Pekin. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,200 ft, 45 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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