Wind Advisory
Ends in 6 h 51 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 5:45 AM CDT at KDVL

Perth, ND weather

Windy and 46°8°, gusts to 47 mph75 km/h today.

Forecasts differ

Now 46°8°

Windy · Feels like 37°3°

Feels like: 37°3°; Wind chill from 31 mph50 km/h wind · air 46°8°
Wind (notable): 31 mph50 km/hgusts 37 mph59 km/h; From the west. Easing to 20 mph32 km/h by 5 PM
Dew point: 39°4°; Comfortable · down to 31°−1° by 7 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 47 mph76 km/h until 7 PM
High 47°8° today at 2 PM
Below 40°4° tonight after 9 PM
Hard freeze tomorrow 4–10 AM (low 27°−3°)
Hard freeze tomorrow night from 8 PM (low 23°−5°)

This morningDown to 34°1° by 8 AM · gusts to 47 mph76 km/h · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonNear 45°7° · gusts to 38 mph61 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 30°−1° by 5 AM · freezing, low 30°−1° · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 37°3° by 11 AM · freezing, low 27°−3° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 43°6° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 23°−5° by 5 AM · freezing, low 23°−5° · Clear

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	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	28°−2°	0%	30 mph48 km/h from W, gusts 47 mph76 km/h	82%	71%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	24°−4°	0%	30 mph48 km/h from W, gusts 47 mph75 km/h	79%	97%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	20°−7°	0%	30 mph48 km/h from W, gusts 44 mph72 km/h	82%	91%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	23°−5°	0%	29 mph47 km/h from W, gusts 44 mph71 km/h	77%	50%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	29°−2°	0%	29 mph47 km/h from W, gusts 43 mph69 km/h	67%	41%	0
Sat 11a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	32°0°	0%	28 mph45 km/h from W, gusts 41 mph66 km/h	58%	16%	1
Sat 12p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	34°1°	0%	25 mph40 km/h from W, gusts 38 mph62 km/h	49%	11%	2
Sat 1p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 45°7°)	35°2°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from W, gusts 36 mph58 km/h	47%	1%	2
Sat 2p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from W, gusts 34 mph55 km/h	42%	0%	2
Sat 3p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)	38°3°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from W, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	42%	0%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	39°4°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from W, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	38%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from W, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	36%	0%	0
Sat 6p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from W, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	40%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	35°2°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	46%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	32°0°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	31°−1°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	39°4° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	30°−1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	37°3° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	29°−2°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	56%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	36°2° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)	26°−3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 37°3°)	25°−4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	24°−4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	22°−6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 34°1°)	21°−6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 33°1°)	21°−6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	2%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	27°−3° (likely 25°−4° to 33°1°)	20°−7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	4%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	29°−2° (likely 25°−4° to 34°1°)	22°−6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	10%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	66%	16%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	30°−1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	56%	14%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	50%	2%	2
Sun 1p	Sunny	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	34°1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	46%	2%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	35°2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	44%	2%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	36°2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	43%	1%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	39%	1%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	41%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	43%	0%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	32°0°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	27°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	30°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°)	25°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	30°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 30°−1°)	25°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	29°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 30°−1°)	24°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 25°−4° to 30°−1°)	23°−5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	27°−3° (likely 24°−4° to 30°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	81%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	26°−3° (likely 23°−5° to 31°−1°)	20°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	85%	6%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 22°−6° to 30°−1°)	19°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	88%	26%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	24°−4° (likely 21°−6° to 30°−1°)	18°−8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	92%	26%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	23°−5° (likely 21°−6° to 29°−2°)	17°−8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	26%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 48°9°, low 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 30°−1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 48, with temperatures falling to around 46 in the afternoon. West wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 27, with temperatures rising to around 30 overnight. West wind 8 to 16 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
48°9°–62°17°
Low, likely
27°−3°–39°4°
Wind
30 mph48 km/h, gusts 51 mph82 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 43°6°, low 22°−6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 27°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 32°0°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 23°−5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 43. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. North northeast wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Low, likely
22°−6°–29°−2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 41°5°, low 24°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 24°−5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 40°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 32°0°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. East northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. East wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
39°4°–41°5°
Low, likely
20°−7°–27°−3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 41°5°, low 30°−1°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 31°0°
  20% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 37°3°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 37°3°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. East wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
36°2°–41°5°
Low, likely
29°−2°–33°1°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 44°7°, low 27°−3°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 37°3°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 33°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. West southwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. West northwest wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
40°4°–50°10°
Low, likely
27°−3°–37°3°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 43°6°, low 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 33°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 33°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. West northwest wind around 9 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Low, likely
27°−3°–33°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 44°7°, low 29°−2°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 33°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
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 44. East wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. East southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Low, likely
28°−2°–39°4°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 47°8°, low 39°4°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
44°7°–53°12°
Low, likely
37°3°–42°6°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 48°9°, low 36°2°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 37°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
44°7°–53°12°
Low, likely
27°−3°–44°7°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 48°9°, low 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 42°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
45°7°–52°11°
Low, likely
34°1°–44°7°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 48°, low 27°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 43°, low 22°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 41°, low 24°.
Rest of week
Highs 41–48°; chance of precipitation on Wednesday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (FGF) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Mauvais Coulee Tributary No. 3 near Cando

21 mi

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Mauvais Coulee near Cando

25 mi

Level: 35.1 ft

Reading from Sat 5:15 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: 5:46–6:51 PM; Morning 7:52–8:56 AM
Blue hour: 6:51–7:03 PM; Morning 7:39–7:52 AM; first light 7:39 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 84% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:22 AM · rises 5:32 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Perth. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,900 ft, 19 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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