Observed 8:55 AM MDT at K20U

Sentinel Butte, ND weather

Windy and 36°2°.

Forecasts agree

Now 36°2°

Windy · Feels like 25°−4°

Feels like: 24°−4°; Wind chill from 21 mph33 km/h wind · air 36°2°
Wind: 21 mph33 km/hgusts 28 mph45 km/h; From the west-northwest. Easing to 8 mph13 km/h by 5 PM
Dew point: 27°−3°; Dry · down to 18°−8° by 2 PM
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 26Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.32 inHg1027 hPa; Rising · +0.05 inHg+1.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

18°10° cooler than this time yesterday (54°12° then, 36°2° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 31 mph50 km/h until 1 PM
High 47°8° today at 3 PM
Below 40°4° tonight after 7 PM
Hard freeze tonight midnight–10 AM (low 25°−4°)
Below freezing tomorrow night 3–8 AM (low 31°−1°)

This morningUp to 42°6° by 11 AM · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Clear
This afternoonNear 45°7° · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 27°−3° by 5 AM · freezing, low 27°−3° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 42°6° by 11 AM · freezing, low 25°−4° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 46°8° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 31°−1° by 4 AM · rain chance 40% · freezing, low 31°−1° · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningNear 32°0° · rain chance 10% · freezing, low 31°−1° · 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 9a	Sunny	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 36°2°)	25°−4°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from NW, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	69%	26%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from W, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	57%	22%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	33°1°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from W, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	46%	12%	1
Sat 12p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 44°7°)	36°2°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from W, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	41%	1%	2
Sat 1p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from W, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	36%	0%	2
Sat 2p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	32%	0%	2
Sat 3p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	30%	0%	1
Sat 4p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	28%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	31%	0%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	38%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	36°2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	46%	1%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	36°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	52%	4%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	56%	7%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	33°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	58%	11%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)	33°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	17%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	32°0°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	58%	59%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°)	31°−1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	61%	19%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 32°0°)	29°−2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	66%	16%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°)	28°−2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	68%	13%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 31°−1°)	28°−2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	66%	9%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 31°−1°)	23°−5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	68%	4%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	27°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 31°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	19°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	26°−3° (likely 25°−4° to 33°1°)	19°−7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	1%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 36°2°)	25°−4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	63%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	48%	0%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	35°2°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	41%	0%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	39°4°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	36%	42%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	32%	13%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	30%	21%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	30%	29%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	30%	32%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	32%	30%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	37°3°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	38%	34%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	33°1°	20%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	46%	86%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	32°0°	20%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	52%	76%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	20%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	57%	72%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	29°−2°	20%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	61%	86%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	64%	91%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	40%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	66%	91%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	26°−3°	40%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	72%	92%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	25°−4°	40%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	78%	94%	0
Mon 3a	Snow	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	23°−5°	40%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	82%	96%	0
Mon 4a	Snow	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	21°−6°	40%	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	85%	97%	0
Mon 5a	Snow	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	21°−6°	40%	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	81%	97%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	21°−6°	10%	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	81%	98%	0
Mon 7a	Snow	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	22°−6°	10%	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	78%	100%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	23°−5°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	78%	100%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 48°9°, low 25°−4°. Typical 53°12° / 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 27°−3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 48, with temperatures falling to around 45 in the afternoon. West wind 8 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 25, with temperatures rising to around 27 overnight. South wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
47°8°–48°9°
Low, likely
25°−4°–34°1°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 27°−3°
Wind
31 mph50 km/h, gusts 48 mph77 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 30°−1°. Typical 52°11° / 26°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 26°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 31°−1°
  40% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 49, with temperatures falling to around 46 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. East wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Low, likely
25°−4°–30°−1°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 26°−3°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 43°6°, low 27°−3°. Typical 52°11° / 26°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 33°1°
  40% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 37°3°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 31°0°
  30% chance · 0.1 in0.4 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Southeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southeast wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
37°3°–43°6°
Low, likely
27°−3°–31°−1°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 26°−3°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 45°7°, low 31°−1°. Typical 51°11° / 25°−4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 37°3°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 35°2°
  30% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 35°2°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Southeast wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
34°1°–45°7°
Low, likely
29°−2°–31°−1°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 25°−4°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 49°9°, low 26°−3°. Typical 51°11° / 25°−4°. Rain, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 31°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. West wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Low, likely
26°−3°–36°2°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 25°−4°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 49°9°, low 29°−2°. Typical 50°10° / 25°−4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 40°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. East wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. East wind around 10 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Low, likely
27°−3°–34°1°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 25°−4°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 41 mph65 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 31°−1°. Typical 50°10° / 24°−4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 38°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Southeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
40°4°–55°13°
Low, likely
31°−1°–41°5°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 24°−4°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 47 mph76 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 45°7°, low 38°3°. Typical 49°9° / 24°−4°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 42°5°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 38°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
40°4°–51°11°
Low, likely
32°0°–47°8°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 24°−4°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 44°7°, low 35°2°. Typical 49°9° / 23°−5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 34°1°
  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
39°4°–50°10°
Low, likely
27°−3°–42°6°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 23°−5°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 51°11°, low 36°2°. Typical 48°9° / 23°−5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 43°6°
  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°–59°15°
Low, likely
34°1°–38°3°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 23°−5°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 48°, low 25°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 49°, low 30°.
Monday
Dry, high 43°, low 27°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 44–51°.

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

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Little Missouri River at Medora

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.5 ft

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Beaver Creek (SW ND) near Trotters

18 mi

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 4 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 71% less heating than a typical week.

This week 55Typical 187

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 45
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 4 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 27°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?

Medora · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1948–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 5°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 10°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+13°+7°SunOct 18
+3°+2°MonOct 19
+8°+4°TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
+11°+6°ThuOct 22
+18°+10°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Sentinel Butte weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 25 min; Losing 3 min 12 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 54 min less
Golden hour: 5:09–6:11 PM; Morning 7:07–8:09 AM
Blue hour: 6:11–6:23 PM; Morning 6:55–7:07 AM; first light 6:55 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:23 PM–12 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:39 AM · rises 4:52 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Sentinel Butte. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,400 ft, 3 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.