Wind Advisory
Ends in 17 min
When
Until 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ this morning.
Where
Central North Dakota, including the James River Valley.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Bismarck ND
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
West to northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected.
Impacts
Things left unsecured outside will be blown around.
Precautionary actions
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
Areas: Renville; Bottineau; Rolette; McHenry; Pierce; Mercer; Oliver; Sheridan; Wells; Foster; Burleigh; Kidder; Stutsman; Grant; Emmons; Logan; McIntosh; Northwest Ward; Central and Southern Ward/Minot Area; Western McLean; Eastern McLean; Western Morton; Eastern Morton; Western Sioux; Eastern Sioux
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Observed 9:25 AM CDT at KJMS

Pingree, ND weather

Windy and 45°7°, gusts to 39 mph62 km/h today.

Forecasts differ

Now 45°7°

Windy · Feels like 35°2°

Feels like: 35°2°; Wind chill from 27 mph43 km/h wind · air 45°7°
Wind: 27 mph43 km/hgusts 35 mph56 km/h; From the west-northwest. Easing to 16 mph26 km/h by 4 PM
Dew point: 34°1°; Dry · down to 25°−4° by 2 PM
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure (notable): 30.16 inHg1021 hPa; Rising fast · +0.14 inHg+4.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Gusts to 39 mph63 km/h until 3 PM
High 51°11° today at 4 PM
Below freezing tomorrow 7–9 AM (low 31°−1°)
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 11 AM
Below freezing Monday from 4 AM (low 30°−1°)

This morningNear 45°7° · gusts to 39 mph63 km/h · Partly cloudy
This afternoonNear 49°9° · gusts to 32 mph51 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 34°1° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 41°5° by 11 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 47°8° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 31°−1° by 5 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningNear 30°−1° · freezing, low 30°−1° · 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 9a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	34°1°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from NW, gusts 38 mph62 km/h	70%	70%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	35°2°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from NW, gusts 39 mph62 km/h	65%	73%	0
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	38°3°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NW, gusts 36 mph58 km/h	56%	34%	1
Sat 12p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NW, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	47%	12%	2
Sat 1p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NW, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	42%	41%	2
Sat 2p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NW, gusts 28 mph44 km/h	37%	1%	2
Sat 3p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NW, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	34%	0%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	30%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	32%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	33%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	40%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	45%	4%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	42°6° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	45%	43%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	40°4° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	35°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	48%	48%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	39°4° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	34°1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	50%	34%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	39°4° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	48%	56%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	38°3° (likely 32°0° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	52%	40%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	32°0°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	54%	24%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	36°2° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	31°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	56%	23%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	35°2° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	61%	23%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	34°1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	29°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	61%	45%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	63%	51%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	27°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	66%	73%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°)	26°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	69%	70%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 29°−2° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	67%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	66%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	50%	56%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	43%	72%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	38%	68%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	37%	68%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	35%	65%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	34%	67%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	35%	71%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	65%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	45%	65%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	36°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	50%	53%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	54%	76%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	32°0°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	56%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	31°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	59%	84%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	31°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	59%	81%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	61%	82%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	29°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	64%	76%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)	27°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	66%	78%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°)	26°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	65%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 32°0°)	24°−4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	94%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 32°0°)	22°−6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	72%	95%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 32°0°)	22°−6°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	72%	98%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°)	22°−6°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	75%	97%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Drizzle. High 52°11°, low 31°−1°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 0% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 52, with temperatures falling to around 50 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 31, with temperatures rising to around 34 overnight. West wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
52°11°–65°18°
Low, likely
31°−1°–40°4°
Wind
27 mph44 km/h, gusts 47 mph76 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 48°9°, low 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 31°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 31°−1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 48, with temperatures falling to around 46 in the afternoon. North wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
48°9°–50°10°
Low, likely
28°−2°–35°2°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 41°5°, low 28°−2°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 37°3°
  70% chance · 0.5 in1.3 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 34°1°
  80% chance · 0.6 in1.5 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 28. East wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
38°3°–42°6°
Low, likely
28°−2°–32°0°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 44°7°, low 35°2°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 35°2°
  60% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 40°4°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
39°4°–45°7°
Low, likely
32°0°–36°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
1
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 50°10°, low 30°−1°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 40°4°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 10 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Low, likely
30°−1°–40°4°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 48°9°, low 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. East wind around 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Low, likely
31°−1°–36°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Drizzle. High 49°9°, low 34°1°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Southeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Low, likely
33°1°–43°6°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 53°12°, low 44°7°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
44°7°–60°16°
Low, likely
37°3°–47°8°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 52°11°, low 41°5°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 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
45°7°–58°14°
Low, likely
33°1°–52°11°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 53°12°, low 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 46°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°–58°14°
Low, likely
35°2°–46°8°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 52°, low 31°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 48°, low 28°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 41°, low 28°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 44–53°; 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

Pipestem Creek near Pingree

2.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.8 ft
Flow: 75 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Pipestem Creek at Pipestem Dam

16 mi

Level: 1443 ft

Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

James River near Kensal

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 51 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

James River at Jamestown Dam

19 mi

Level: 1430 ft

Reading from Sat 7:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 25 min; Losing 3 min 12 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 56 min less
Golden hour: 5:48–6:51 PM; Morning 7:47–8:50 AM
Blue hour: 6:51–7:03 PM; Morning 7:35–7:47 AM; first light 7:35 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 2–5 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:18 AM · rises 5:32 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Pingree. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,400 ft, 16 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

1 active weather alert

Wind Advisory

Pingree, ND weather

Next 2 hours

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Pipestem Creek near Pingree

Pipestem Creek at Pipestem Dam

James River near Kensal

James River at Jamestown Dam

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon