Observed 1:56 PM CDT at K8D3

Rutland, ND weather

Overcast and 51°11°.

Mostly agree

Now 51°11°

Cloudy

Wind: 17 mph28 km/hgusts 26 mph42 km/h; From the northwest. Easing to 6 mph10 km/h by 7 PM
Dew point: 36°2°; Comfortable · down to 27°−3° by 3 PM (dry)
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.25 inHg1024 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

13°7° cooler than this time yesterday (64°18° then, 51°11° now)

Good hours for

High 53°12° today at 5 PM
Below freezing tomorrow 6–9 AM (low 31°−1°)
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 10 AM
Below freezing Monday 6–9 AM (low 30°−1°)
Rain Monday from 7 AM (80%, 0.82 in21 mm)

This afternoonNear 52°11° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 33°1° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 44°7° by 11 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 50°10° by 5 PM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 33°1° by 5 AM · rain chance 30% · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 37°3° by 11 AM · Rain 7 AM–noon (50%) · freezing, low 30°−1°

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 2p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	44°7°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	46%	80%	2
Sat 3p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	39%	82%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	33%	84%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	28%	84%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	32%	83%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	37%	88%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	41%	83%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	46%	78%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	48%	79%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	73%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	54%	57%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	54%	38%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	35°2° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	23%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	35°2° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)	32°0°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	59%	10%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	35°2° (likely 30°−1° to 38°3°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	59%	48%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 37°3°)	33°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	63%	64%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 38°3°)	32°0°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	66%	83%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	66%	82%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	72%	83%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 32°0° to 40°4°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	66%	87%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	50%	91%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	41°5°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	87%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	40%	100%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	44°7°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	35%	99%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	45°7°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	33%	99%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	45°7°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	31%	97%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	47°8°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	31%	95%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	48°9°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	30%	100%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	35%	100%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	44°7°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	42%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	41°5°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	45%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	55%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	35°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	57%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	33°1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	59%	100%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	33°1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	59%	100%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	30°−1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	100%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	28°−2°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	64%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	27°−3°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	66%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 41°5°)	24°−4°	10%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	72%	99%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 40°4°)	23°−5°	30%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	75%	99%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 40°4°)	23°−5°	50%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	75%	99%	0
Mon 8a	Rain	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 40°4°)	20°−7°	50%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	85%	99%	0
Mon 9a	Rain	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	24°−4°	50%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	82%	99%	0
Mon 10a	Rain	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	27°−3°	50%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	75%	99%	0
Mon 11a	Rain	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	28°−2°	50%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	72%	99%	0
Mon 12p	Rain	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	29°−2°	50%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	70%	100%	0
Mon 1p	Rain	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	80%, 0.28 in7.1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	64%	100%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 55°13°, low 31°−1°. Typical 51°11° / 30°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 33°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly cloudy. High near 55, with temperatures falling to around 53 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 10 to 17 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 31, with temperatures rising to around 33 overnight. West northwest wind 2 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–70°21°
Low, likely
31°−1°–42°6°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 30°−1°
Wind
27 mph43 km/h, gusts 42 mph67 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Drizzle. High 50°10°, low 30°−1°. Typical 50°10° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 31°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 33°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 50. North northeast wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain before 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 30. East wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Low, likely
29°−2°–37°3°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 29°−2°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Rain. High 41°5°, low 29°−2°. Typical 50°10° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.51 in13 mm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 30°−1°
  50% chance · 0.45 in11 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 40°5°
  90% chance · 0.49 in12 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 38°3°
  100% chance · 0.36 in9.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 39°4°
  100% chance · 0.32 in8.1 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 41. Northeast wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 29. East northeast wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
40°4°–45°7°
Low, likely
29°−2°–39°4°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 29°−2°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 50°10°, low 36°2°. Typical 49°9° / 28°−2°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  70% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. South wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Low, likely
36°2°–41°5°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 28°−2°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 57°14°, low 34°1°. Typical 48°9° / 28°−2°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. West southwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind 5 to 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Low, likely
34°1°–44°7°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 28°−2°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 57°14°, low 38°3°. Typical 48°9° / 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. East northeast wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Low, likely
33°1°–40°4°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 28°−2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 59°15°, low 41°5°. Typical 47°8° / 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  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 59. East wind 9 to 14 mph.
Night: A chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. East southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
54°12°–64°18°
Low, likely
41°5°–50°10°
Typical high / low
47°8° / 27°−3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 58°14°, low 46°8°. Typical 47°8° / 27°−3°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 53°11°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 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
49°9°–68°20°
Low, likely
39°4°–53°12°
Typical high / low
47°8° / 27°−3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 52°11°, low 43°6°. Typical 46°8° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 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
43°6°–62°17°
Low, likely
32°0°–57°14°
Typical high / low
46°8° / 26°−3°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 53°12°, low 40°4°. Typical 46°8° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  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
50°10°–59°15°
Low, likely
31°−1°–54°12°
Typical high / low
46°8° / 26°−3°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 55°, low 31°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 50°, low 30°, cooling off.
Monday
80% chance of rain, high 41°, low 29°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 50–59°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 74% less heating than a typical week.

This week 49Typical 184

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 38
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 2 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 36°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

Forman 5 Sse · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Rutland weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 29 min; Losing 3 min 3 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 51 min less
Golden hour: 5:46–6:46 PM; Morning 7:40–8:41 AM
Blue hour: 6:46–6:58 PM; Morning 7:28–7:40 AM; first light 7:28 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 2–4 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:11 AM · rises 5:28 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Rutland. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,900 ft, 10 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.