1 active weather alert
Wind Advisory
Ends in 3 h 8 min
- When
- Until 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ this morning.
- Where
- Western North Dakota.
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: Divide; Burke; Williams; Mountrail; McKenzie; Dunn; Golden Valley; Billings; Stark; Slope; Hettinger; Bowman; Adams
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Observed 4:35 AM CST at KD50
Portal, ND weather
Windy and 37°3°, gusts to 42 mph67 km/h today.
Today: low 22°−6° (likely 22°−6° to 36°2°), high 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°).
Now 37°3°
Windy · Feels like 24°−4°
- Feels like
- 24°−4°
- Wind chill from 33 mph54 km/h wind · air 37°3°
- Wind (notable)
- 33 mph54 km/hgusts 43 mph68 km/h
- From the west-northwest. Easing to 23 mph37 km/h by 8 AM
- Dew point
- 30°−1°
- Dry · down to 22°−6° by 2 PM
- UV tomorrow
- 3Moderate
- Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
- Pressure (notable)
- 30.03 inHg1017 hPa
- Rising very fast · +0.19 inHg+6.3 hPa in 3 h
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
This morningUp to 41°5° by 11 AM · gusts to 45 mph72 km/h · Partly cloudy
This afternoonNear 44°7° · gusts to 36 mph58 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 23°−5° by 5 AM · freezing, low 23°−5° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 35°2° by 11 AM · freezing, low 22°−6° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 39°4° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 20°−7° by 4 AM · freezing, low 20°−7° · Clear
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 5a | Cloudy | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°) | 25°−4° | 0% | 25 mph40 km/h from W, gusts 45 mph72 km/h | 75% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Cloudy | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°) | 25°−4° | 0% | 25 mph40 km/h from W, gusts 42 mph67 km/h | 67% | 98% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Cloudy | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°) | 24°−4° | 0% | 24 mph39 km/h from W, gusts 41 mph66 km/h | 67% | 90% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Partly sunny | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 37°3°) | 24°−4° | 0% | 23 mph37 km/h from W, gusts 40 mph64 km/h | 67% | 54% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Mostly sunny | 37°3° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°) | 26°−3° | 0% | 24 mph39 km/h from W, gusts 36 mph58 km/h | 65% | 22% | 0 |
| Sat 10a | Sunny | 39°4° (likely 38°3° to 39°4°) | 28°−2° | 0% | 28 mph45 km/h from W, gusts 36 mph58 km/h | 62% | 19% | 0 |
| Sat 11a | Sunny | 41°5° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°) | 30°−1° | 0% | 26 mph42 km/h from W, gusts 36 mph59 km/h | 57% | 13% | 1 |
| Sat 12p | Sunny | 43°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°) | 33°1° | 0% | 25 mph40 km/h from W, gusts 36 mph57 km/h | 49% | 7% | 1 |
| Sat 1p | Sunny | 45°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°) | 36°2° | 0% | 25 mph40 km/h from W, gusts 33 mph53 km/h | 41% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 2p | Sunny | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°) | 38°3° | 0% | 23 mph37 km/h from W, gusts 34 mph55 km/h | 38% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 3p | Sunny | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 38°3° | 0% | 22 mph35 km/h from W, gusts 32 mph51 km/h | 38% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 4p | Sunny | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°) | 38°3° | 0% | 21 mph34 km/h from W, gusts 30 mph48 km/h | 38% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Sunny | 45°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°) | 38°3° | 0% | 16 mph26 km/h from W, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 40% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Clear | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°) | 34°1° | 0% | 13 mph21 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 48% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Clear | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°) | 29°−2° | 0% | 13 mph21 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 56% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Clear | 35°2° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°) | 27°−3° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 61% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Clear | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°) | 26°−3° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 64% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Clear | 33°1° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°) | 25°−4° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 66% | 2% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Clear | 32°0° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°) | 24°−4° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 69% | 3% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Clear | 30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 37°3°) | 21°−6° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 75% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Clear | 29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 36°2°) | 20°−7° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 72% | 1% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Clear | 27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 35°2°) | 19°−7° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 78% | 40% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Clear | 26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 34°1°) | 18°−8° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 78% | 41% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Mostly clear | 25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 33°1°) | 17°−8° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 81% | 47% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 31°−1°) | 15°−9° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 84% | 75% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Mostly cloudy | 23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 31°−1°) | 15°−9° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 84% | 49% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Partly sunny | 22°−6° (likely 22°−6° to 30°−1°) | 15°−9° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 88% | 59% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Mostly sunny | 23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 31°−1°) | 16°−9° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 92% | 41% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Partly sunny | 29°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 33°1°) | 23°−5° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 81% | 40% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Sunny | 32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°) | 26°−3° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 72% | 5% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Sunny | 35°2° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°) | 30°−1° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 64% | 2% | 2 |
| Sun 12p | Sunny | 38°3° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°) | 34°1° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 52% | 2% | 3 |
| Sun 1p | Sunny | 39°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°) | 36°2° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 48% | 1% | 3 |
| Sun 2p | Sunny | 40°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°) | 37°3° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 46% | 0% | 3 |
| Sun 3p | Sunny | 41°5° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°) | 38°3° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 43% | 0% | 2 |
| Sun 4p | Sunny | 40°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°) | 37°3° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 46% | 0% | 2 |
| Sun 5p | Sunny | 39°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°) | 37°3° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 48% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Clear | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°) | 31°−1° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 64% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Clear | 30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°) | 26°−3° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 75% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Clear | 27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 33°1°) | 22°−6° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 85% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Clear | 26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°) | 19°−7° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 88% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Clear | 25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°) | 18°−8° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 92% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Clear | 24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 31°−1°) | 17°−8° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 92% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Clear | 23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 30°−1°) | 16°−9° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 92% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Clear | 22°−6° (likely 22°−6° to 31°−1°) | 15°−9° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 92% | 1% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Clear | 22°−6° (likely 21°−6° to 30°−1°) | 14°−10° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 88% | 2% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Clear | 21°−6° (likely 20°−7° to 30°−1°) | 12°−11° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 88% | 4% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Mostly clear | 20°−7° (likely 19°−7° to 29°−2°) | 11°−12° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 88% | 6% | 0 |
Days ahead
Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 47°8°, low 22°−6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly sunny, 36°2°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 46°8°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 35°2°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 23°−5°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 22, with temperatures rising to around 25 overnight. West wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 47°8°–51°11°
- Low, likely
- 22°−6°–36°2°
- Wind
- 29 mph46 km/h, gusts 48 mph77 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 42°6°, low 19°−7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 23°−5°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 41°5°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 27°−3°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 20°−7°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 42, with temperatures falling to around 40 in the afternoon. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 39°4°–42°6°
- Low, likely
- 19°−7°–29°−2°
- Wind
- 9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 41°5°, low 22°−6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 23°−5°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 40°5°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 32°0°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 29°−2°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 41. East wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Southeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 38°3°–43°6°
- Low, likely
- 19°−7°–27°−3°
- Wind
- 14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 42°6°, low 27°−3°. Snow 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 29°−1°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 36°2°30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Snow, 35°1°40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Snow, 34°1°40% chance · 0.1 in0.4 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain and snow showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Southeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 33°1°–42°6°
- Low, likely
- 26°−3°–31°−1°
- Wind
- 13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 44°7°, low 22°−6°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 35°1°30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 41°5°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 37°3°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 30°−1°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 44. West wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 38°3°–49°9°
- Low, likely
- 22°−6°–35°2°
- Wind
- 17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 42°6°, low 23°−5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 30°−1°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 41°5°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Mostly clear, 33°1°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Partly cloudy, 32°0°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. East wind around 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 38°3°–48°9°
- Low, likely
- 23°−5°–32°0°
- Wind
- 12 mph20 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
- UV peak
- 1
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 43°6°, low 25°−4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 33°0°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 43°6°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 40°4°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 39°4°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Southeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 38°3°–49°9°
- Low, likely
- 25°−4°–34°1°
- Wind
- 20 mph32 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 42°6°, low 38°3°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 40°5°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 43°6°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 41°5°Dry
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
- 36°2°–52°11°
- Low, likely
- 33°1°–46°8°
- Wind
- 13 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 43°6°, low 34°1°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 37°3°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 42°6°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 38°3°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 32°0°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
- 33°1°–51°11°
- Low, likely
- 26°−3°–39°4°
- Wind
- 16 mph25 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 48°9°, low 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 36°2°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 44°7°Dry
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°–53°12°
- Low, likely
- 32°0°–39°4°
- Wind
- 14 mph22 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 47°, low 22°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 42°, low 19°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 41°, low 22°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 42–48°.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (BIS) (opens in a new tab)
What changed since yesterday
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Radar
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 5:42 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 18 min
- Losing 3 min 26 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 4 min less
- Golden hour
- 4:58–6:03 PM
- Morning 7:04–8:09 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:03–6:15 PM
- Morning 6:52–7:04 AM; first light 6:52 AM
Stars tonight? Poor
Clouds most of the night (about 99% cover).
Moon
Waxing gibbous
96% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 5:35 AM · rises 4:44 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 25
- New moon
- Nov 9
