Wind Advisory
Ends in 2 min
When
Until 10:00 AM
Where
Divide; Burke; Renville; Bottineau; Rolette; Williams; Mountrail; McHenry; Pierce; McKenzie; Dunn; Mercer; Oliver; Sheridan; Wells; Foster; Golden Valley; Billings; Stark; Burleigh; Kidder; Stutsman; Slope; Hettinger; Grant; Bowman; Adams; 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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Localized gusty winds may continue through this morning in portions of central North Dakota, but will continue to gradually diminish overall. Therefore, the Wind Advisory will be allowed to expire on time.
Areas: Divide; Burke; Renville; Bottineau; Rolette; Williams; Mountrail; McHenry; Pierce; McKenzie; Dunn; Mercer; Oliver; Sheridan; Wells; Foster; Golden Valley; Billings; Stark; Burleigh; Kidder; Stutsman; Slope; Hettinger; Grant; Bowman; Adams; 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 9:15 AM CDT at K08D

Plaza, ND weather

Windy and 36°2°, gusts to 35 mph56 km/h today.

Forecasts differ

Now 36°2°

Windy · Feels like 24°−4°

Feels like: 24°−4°; Wind chill from 23 mph37 km/h wind · air 36°2°
Wind: 23 mph37 km/hgusts 29 mph47 km/h; From the west-northwest. Easing to 13 mph21 km/h by 6 PM
Dew point: 27°−3°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.19 inHg1022 hPa; Rising · +0.13 inHg+4.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

16°9° cooler than this time yesterday (52°11° then, 36°2° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 37 mph60 km/h until 5 PM
High 48°9° today at 4 PM
Below 40°4° tonight after 9 PM
Hard freeze tonight 2–11 AM (low 23°−5°)
Hard freeze tomorrow night from 10 PM (low 24°−4°)

This morningUp to 44°7° by 11 AM · gusts to 37 mph60 km/h · Partly cloudy
This afternoonNear 47°8° · gusts to 32 mph51 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 27°−3° by 5 AM · freezing, low 27°−3° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 36°2° by 11 AM · freezing, low 23°−5° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 45°7° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 25°−4° by 5 AM · freezing, low 25°−4° · Clear
Monday morningNear 25°−4° · freezing, low 24°−4° · 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 9a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 38°3°)	28°−2°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from W, gusts 37 mph59 km/h	64%	64%	0
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	33°1°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from W, gusts 35 mph56 km/h	60%	36%	0
Sat 11a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	36°2°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from W, gusts 33 mph54 km/h	53%	12%	1
Sat 12p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from W, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	47%	4%	1
Sat 1p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from W, gusts 30 mph49 km/h	43%	2%	2
Sat 2p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from W, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	40%	0%	2
Sat 3p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from W, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	37%	0%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from W, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	34%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from W, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	35%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	37%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	46%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	33°1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	30°−1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	35°2° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)	27°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)	25°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 33°1°)	23°−5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	27°−3° (likely 25°−4° to 32°0°)	23°−5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 24°−4° to 32°0°)	22°−6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 23°−5° to 31°−1°)	21°−6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 30°−1°)	18°−8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	84%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	25°−4° (likely 23°−5° to 32°0°)	21°−6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	84%	1%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	32°0° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°)	27°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	31°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	59%	0%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	35°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	0%	2
Sun 1p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	44%	0%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	41%	0%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	40%	0%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	36%	0%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	38%	0%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	0%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	35°2° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	61%	1%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	33°1° (likely 29°−2° to 36°2°)	27°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	1%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	32°0° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)	26°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	31°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	22%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	22°−6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	3%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	21°−6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	78%	25%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	27°−3° (likely 25°−4° to 30°−1°)	20°−7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	78%	24%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	27°−3° (likely 25°−4° to 29°−2°)	20°−7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	24%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	26°−3° (likely 24°−4° to 28°−2°)	18°−8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	74%	63%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	25°−4° (likely 23°−5° to 28°−2°)	17°−8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	64%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	24°−4° (likely 23°−5° to 28°−2°)	16°−9°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	81%	63%	0
Mon 7a	Partly cloudy	24°−4° (likely 23°−5° to 29°−2°)	16°−9°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	81%	64%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	25°−4° (likely 23°−5° to 30°−1°)	17°−8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	81%	59%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 23°−5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 27°−3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 49, with temperatures falling to around 47 in the afternoon. West wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 23, with temperatures rising to around 27 overnight. West wind 3 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Low, likely
23°−5°–37°3°
Wind
29 mph47 km/h, gusts 46 mph74 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 46°8°, low 22°−6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 23°−5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 35°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 25°−4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 46, with temperatures falling to around 44 in the afternoon. North wind around 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–47°8°
Low, likely
22°−6°–30°−1°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 43°6°, low 23°−5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 25°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 31°0°
  30% 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 43. East wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: A slight chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. East wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
39°4°–43°6°
Low, likely
23°−5°–28°−2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 43°6°, low 28°−2°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 36°2°
  40% chance · 0.3 in0.8 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 36°2°
  40% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of snow showers before 7am, then a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Southeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
35°2°–43°6°
Low, likely
28°−2°–33°1°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
1
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 47°8°, low 23°−5°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 37°3°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 33°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. West wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
40°4°–54°12°
Low, likely
23°−5°–37°3°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 45°7°, low 25°−4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 38°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. North wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. East wind around 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
43°6°–53°12°
Low, likely
25°−4°–34°1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 46°8°, low 27°−3°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 35°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. East wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
40°4°–48°9°
Low, likely
27°−3°–38°3°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 46°8°, low 39°4°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 40°5°
  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
39°4°–56°13°
Low, likely
33°1°–48°9°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 45°7°, low 37°3°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 42°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°2°
  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
37°3°–52°11°
Low, likely
31°−1°–43°6°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 49°9°, low 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 44°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
46°8°–55°13°
Low, likely
32°0°–41°5°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 49°, low 23°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 46°, low 22°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 43°, low 23°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 43–49°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 22 min; Losing 3 min 17 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 0 min less
Golden hour: 5:58–7:02 PM; Morning 8:01–9:04 AM
Blue hour: 7:02–7:14 PM; Morning 7:48–8:01 AM; first light 7:48 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:14 PM–7:50 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:32 AM · rises 5:43 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

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Stars tonight? Fair

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