Wind Advisory
Ends in 1 h 28 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 7:55 AM CDT at K46D

Robinson, ND weather

Windy and 43°6°, gusts to 37 mph60 km/h today.

Forecasts differ

Now 43°6°

Windy · Feels like 34°1°

Feels like: 34°1°; Wind chill from 23 mph37 km/h wind · air 43°6°
Wind: 23 mph37 km/hgusts 34 mph55 km/h; From the west-northwest. Easing to 13 mph21 km/h by 6 PM
Dew point: 36°2°; Comfortable · down to 27°−3° by 1 PM (dry)
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure (notable): 30.06 inHg1018 hPa; Rising fast · +0.15 inHg+5.1 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

11°6° cooler than this time yesterday (54°12° then, 43°6° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 39 mph63 km/h until 3 PM
High 50°10° today at 3 PM
Below 40°4° tonight after 9 PM
Below freezing tomorrow 5–10 AM (low 29°−2°)
Below freezing tomorrow night from 5 AM (low 30°−1°)

This morningUp to 45°7° by 11 AM · gusts to 39 mph63 km/h · Partly cloudy
This afternoonNear 49°9° · gusts to 30 mph48 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 32°0° by 5 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 41°5° by 11 AM · freezing, low 29°−2° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 45°7° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 32°0° by 5 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · 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 8a	Partly sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	29°−2°	0%	25 mph40 km/h from W, gusts 39 mph62 km/h	73%	36%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	28°−2°	0%	24 mph39 km/h from NW, gusts 37 mph60 km/h	76%	65%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	32°0°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from NW, gusts 36 mph58 km/h	67%	19%	0
Sat 11a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	36°2°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from NW, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	57%	16%	1
Sat 12p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	24 mph39 km/h from NW, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	47%	6%	2
Sat 1p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from NW, gusts 28 mph44 km/h	44%	1%	2
Sat 2p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from NW, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	40%	0%	2
Sat 3p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NW, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	36%	0%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NW, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	34%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from W, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	33%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	35%	40%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	43%	1%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	48%	6%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	52%	57%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	33°1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	54%	29%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	32°0°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	56%	60%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	37°3° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	56%	32%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	36°2° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	59%	32%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	64%	15%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	16%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 29°−2° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	69%	57%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	68%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	70%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 36°2°)	26°−3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	71%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	29°−2° (likely 25°−4° to 36°2°)	25°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	78%	72%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	32°0° (likely 26°−3° to 38°3°)	27°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	60%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	37°3° (likely 33°1° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	61%	50%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	50%	49%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	51%	2
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	40%	67%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	38%	75%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	35%	70%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	35%	72%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	37%	75%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	41%	70%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	63%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	34°1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	57%	42%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly cloudy	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	33°1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	59%	47%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	61%	49%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	64%	62%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	30°−1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	67%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	66%	70%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 35°2°)	27°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	69%	67%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly cloudy	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)	27°−3°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	69%	64%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	25°−4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	72%	66%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	72%	69%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 32°0°)	22°−6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	75%	78%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 31°−1°)	21°−6°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	75%	81%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 52°11°, low 29°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 41°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 52, with temperatures falling to around 50 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 29, with temperatures rising to around 32 overnight. West wind 3 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
52°11°–66°19°
Low, likely
29°−2°–39°4°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 29°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 49, with temperatures falling to around 46 in the afternoon. North wind 3 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Northeast wind around 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Low, likely
25°−4°–36°2°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 42°6°, low 27°−3°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 31°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 35°2°
  70% chance · 0.8 in2 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 33°0°
  70% chance · 0.4 in1.1 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. East wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. East wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
37°3°–42°6°
Low, likely
27°−3°–32°0°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 45°7°, low 33°1°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 34°1°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 39°4°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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 45. East wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
39°4°–45°7°
Low, likely
32°0°–34°1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 50°10°, low 29°−2°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°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. Southwest wind 12 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 7 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Low, likely
29°−2°–40°4°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 49°9°, low 31°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 42°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. North wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. East wind 7 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Low, likely
31°−1°–35°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 50°10°, low 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  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, 44°7°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Southeast wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Low, likely
33°1°–44°7°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Fog. High 53°12°, low 44°7°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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
48°9°–58°14°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 50°10°, low 41°5°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°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
45°7°–56°13°
Low, likely
30°−1°–51°11°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 51°11°, low 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 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
47°8°–57°14°
Low, likely
37°3°–44°7°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 52°, low 29°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 49°, low 28°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 42°, low 27°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 45–53°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday.

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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 25 min; Losing 3 min 12 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 55 min less
Golden hour: 5:52–6:54 PM; Morning 7:51–8:53 AM
Blue hour: 6:54–7:06 PM; Morning 7:39–7:51 AM; first light 7:39 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7:06–9 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:22 AM · rises 5:35 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Robinson. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,000 ft, 11 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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