Wind Advisory
Ends in 3 h 10 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 6:20 AM CDT at KMOT

Ruso, ND weather

Windy and 41°5°, gusts to 41 mph67 km/h today.

Forecasts differ

Now 41°5°

Windy · Feels like 31°−1°

Feels like: 31°−1°; Wind chill from 24 mph39 km/h wind · air 41°5°
Wind: 24 mph39 km/h; From the west. Gusts to 41 mph67 km/h around 7 AM
Dew point: 32°0°; Dry · down to 24°−4° by 2 PM
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Gusts to 41 mph66 km/h until 5 PM
High 48°9° today at 3 PM
Below 40°4° tonight after 9 PM
Hard freeze tomorrow 4–10 AM (low 28°−2°)
Hard freeze tomorrow night from 10 PM (low 27°−3°)

This morningDown to 36°2° by 8 AM · gusts to 41 mph66 km/h · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 48°9° by 3 PM · gusts to 32 mph51 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 31°−1° by 5 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 38°3° by 11 AM · freezing, low 28°−2° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 44°7° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 27°−3° by 5 AM · freezing, low 27°−3° · Partly 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 6a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	29°−2°	0%	28 mph45 km/h from W, gusts 41 mph67 km/h	76%	92%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	26°−3°	0%	28 mph45 km/h from W, gusts 41 mph67 km/h	73%	88%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	23°−5°	0%	28 mph45 km/h from W, gusts 41 mph66 km/h	75%	70%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	24°−4°	0%	26 mph42 km/h from W, gusts 39 mph62 km/h	72%	27%	0
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	27°−3°	0%	25 mph40 km/h from W, gusts 39 mph62 km/h	65%	18%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	32°0°	0%	25 mph40 km/h from W, gusts 35 mph57 km/h	55%	5%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	35°2°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from W, gusts 32 mph51 km/h	49%	8%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	37°3°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from W, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	45%	2%	3
Sat 2p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from W, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	40%	0%	3
Sat 3p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from W, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	37%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from W, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	34%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	34%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	37%	0%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	43%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	33°1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	52%	1%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	57%	2%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	32°0°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	57%	4%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	31°−1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	59%	8%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	61%	11%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	64%	15%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	64%	19%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	26°−3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	20%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	25°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	72%	15%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	25°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	6%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°)	24°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	23°−5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	29°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)	23°−5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	40%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	33°1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	54%	40%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	35°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	48%	40%	2
Sun 1p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	36°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	40%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	43%	40%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	40%	41%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	40%	41%	2
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	39%	55%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	44%	54%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	39°4° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	35°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	40%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	35°2° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	61%	40%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	66%	40%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	32°0° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°)	26°−3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	69%	30%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	31°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 34°1°)	25°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	72%	14%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 33°1°)	25°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	72%	43%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	45%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 24°−4° to 33°1°)	23°−5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	4%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	29°−2° (likely 23°−5° to 32°0°)	23°−5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	23%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 23°−5° to 31°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	32%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 24°−4° to 30°−1°)	20°−7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	81%	51%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 28°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly 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, 31°−1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 50, with temperatures falling to around 48 in the afternoon. West wind 15 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 28, with temperatures rising to around 31 overnight. West wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–60°16°
Low, likely
28°−2°–39°4°
Wind
27 mph43 km/h, gusts 50 mph80 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 46°8°, low 25°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 28°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 35°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 27°−3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 46, with temperatures falling to around 43 in the afternoon. North wind around 7 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Low, likely
25°−4°–32°0°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 42°6°, low 27°−3°. Snow < 1 in< 2 cm, 5% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 27°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 36°2°
  30% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 31°0°
  40% chance · 0.5 in1.2 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. East wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: A chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
37°3°–42°6°
Low, likely
24°−4°–29°−2°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 43°6°, low 32°0°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 32°0°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 38°3°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 37°3°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow showers before 7am, then a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. East wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southeast wind around 9 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
36°2°–43°6°
Low, likely
30°−1°–32°0°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
1
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 47°8°, low 28°−2°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 38°3°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°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 47. West wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
41°5°–54°12°
Low, likely
28°−2°–39°4°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 46°8°, low 29°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 33°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 39°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind around 9 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. East wind around 9 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
43°6°–51°11°
Low, likely
29°−2°–34°1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 47°8°, low 31°−1°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°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 47. Southeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Low, likely
30°−1°–40°4°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 49°9°, low 42°6°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 41°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
44°7°–55°13°
Low, likely
38°3°–47°8°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 46°8°, low 38°3°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 43°6°
  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°–53°12°
Low, likely
30°−1°–46°8°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 49°9°, low 37°3°. 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
  Mostly 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°–54°12°
Low, likely
35°2°–40°4°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 50°, low 28°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 46°, low 25°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 42°, low 27°, 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 12 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 59 min less
Golden hour: 5:55–6:58 PM; Morning 7:56–9:00 AM
Blue hour: 6:58–7:10 PM; Morning 7:44–7:56 AM; first light 7:44 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 90% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:27 AM · rises 5:39 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Ruso. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,500 ft, 23 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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