Wind Advisory
Ends in 6 h 6 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 5:35 AM CDT at KD55

Rocklake, ND weather

Windy and 48°9°, gusts to 42 mph68 km/h today.

Mostly agree

Now 48°9°

Windy · Feels like 40°4°

Feels like: 40°4°; Wind chill from 29 mph47 km/h wind · air 48°9°
Wind: 29 mph47 km/hgusts 36 mph58 km/h; From the west. Easing to 18 mph29 km/h by 5 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable · down to 31°−1° by 7 AM (dry)
Humidity: 100%; Air 48°9°, dew point 48°9° · fog or dew likely
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

11°6° cooler than this time yesterday (59°15° then, 48°9° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 42 mph68 km/h until 7 PM
High 48°9° 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 22°−6°)

This morningDown to 36°2° by 8 AM · gusts to 42 mph68 km/h · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 48°9° by 2 PM · gusts to 35 mph56 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 29°−2° by 5 AM · freezing, low 29°−2° · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 38°3° by 11 AM · freezing, low 27°−3° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 43°6° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 22°−6° by 5 AM · freezing, low 22°−6° · 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	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	32°0°	5%	25 mph40 km/h from W, gusts 41 mph67 km/h	76%	70%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	27°−3°	0%	25 mph40 km/h from W, gusts 42 mph68 km/h	76%	93%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	24°−4°	0%	26 mph42 km/h from W, gusts 42 mph68 km/h	75%	90%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	24°−4°	0%	26 mph42 km/h from W, gusts 40 mph64 km/h	72%	72%	0
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	26°−3°	0%	26 mph42 km/h from W, gusts 39 mph62 km/h	68%	44%	0
Sat 11a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	31°−1°	0%	25 mph40 km/h from W, gusts 37 mph60 km/h	62%	15%	1
Sat 12p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	34°1°	0%	24 mph39 km/h from WNW, gusts 35 mph57 km/h	50%	9%	2
Sat 1p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	37°3°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from W, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	45%	1%	2
Sat 2p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from W, gusts 34 mph54 km/h	39%	0%	2
Sat 3p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	40°4°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from W, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	38%	0%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	40°4°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from W, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	36%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from W, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	35%	0%	0
Sat 6p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from W, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	38%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	36°2°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from W, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	33°1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	31°−1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	31°−1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	29°−2°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	30°−1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	56%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	29°−2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)	26°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	63%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 37°3°)	24°−4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 36°2°)	22°−6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°)	21°−6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 34°1°)	20°−7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	6%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	27°−3° (likely 24°−4° to 33°1°)	20°−7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	3%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	29°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 35°2°)	22°−6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	74%	4%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	35°2° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	64%	16%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	31°−1°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	54%	9%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	48%	3%	2
Sun 1p	Sunny	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	34°1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	45%	2%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	35°2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	44%	1%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	35°2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	44%	0%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	40%	0%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 42°6°)	36°2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	39%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 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 30°−1° to 34°1°)	27°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	30°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)	25°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	29°−2° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	24°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	28°−2° (likely 24°−4° to 30°−1°)	23°−5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	78%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	27°−3° (likely 23°−5° to 30°−1°)	23°−5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	81%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 21°−6° to 30°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	85%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 20°−7° to 31°−1°)	21°−6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	88%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	24°−4° (likely 19°−7° to 31°−1°)	20°−7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	92%	13%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	23°−5° (likely 19°−7° to 30°−1°)	18°−8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	15%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	22°−6° (likely 18°−8° to 30°−1°)	17°−8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	25%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 36°2°
  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, 29°−2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 49, with temperatures falling to around 47 in the afternoon. West wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 27, with temperatures rising to around 29 overnight. West wind 7 to 16 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
49°9°–62°17°
Low, likely
27°−3°–40°4°
Wind
27 mph43 km/h, gusts 46 mph75 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 43°6°, low 21°−6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  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, 22°−6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 43. Northwest wind 7 to 12 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. North northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
42°6°–44°7°
Low, likely
21°−6°–29°−2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 41°5°, low 24°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 23°−5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 33°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 3 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. East wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
39°4°–42°6°
Low, likely
19°−7°–27°−3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 42°6°, low 30°−1°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 38°3°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 38°3°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 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 42. East wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. East southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
36°2°–42°6°
Low, likely
29°−2°–33°1°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 45°7°, low 26°−3°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 34°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 45. West southwest wind 7 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West northwest wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
40°4°–51°11°
Low, likely
26°−3°–37°3°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 44°7°, low 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 33°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 44°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 33°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 44. West northwest wind around 9 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Low, likely
27°−3°–36°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 45°7°, low 29°−2°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 40°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 45. East wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Low, likely
28°−2°–40°4°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 48°9°, low 40°4°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 45°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
45°7°–53°12°
Low, likely
38°3°–46°8°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 49°9°, low 39°4°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 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
45°7°–54°12°
Low, likely
29°−2°–45°7°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 51°11°, low 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 45°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
45°7°–54°12°
Low, likely
34°1°–45°7°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 49°, low 27°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 43°, low 21°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 41°, low 24°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 42–51°.

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

23 mi

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Badger Creek (MB) near Cartwright MB

23 mi

Level: 307 ft

Reading from Sat 5:35 AM · NWS gauge page

Cypress Creek near Clearwater

24 mi

Level: 1475 ft

Reading from Sat 5:35 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: 5:45–6:50 PM; Morning 7:51–8:56 AM
Blue hour: 6:50–7:02 PM; Morning 7:39–7:51 AM; first light 7:39 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 81% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:21 AM · rises 5:31 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Rocklake. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,900 ft, 26 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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