Wind Advisory
Ends in 1 h 36 min
When
Until 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ this morning.
Where
Western North Dakota.
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: Divide; Burke; Williams; Mountrail; McKenzie; Dunn; Golden Valley; Billings; Stark; Slope; Hettinger; Bowman; Adams
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Observed 7:35 AM CDT at K08D

Stanley, ND weather

Windy and 37°3°, gusts to 38 mph61 km/h today.

Forecasts differ

Now 37°3°

Windy · Feels like 26°−4°

Feels like: 26°−4°; Wind chill from 26 mph42 km/h wind · air 37°3°
Wind: 26 mph42 km/hgusts 36 mph58 km/h; From the west-northwest. Easing to 14 mph23 km/h by 6 PM
Dew point: 28°−2°; Dry · down to 20°−7° by 2 PM
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure (notable): 30.13 inHg1020 hPa; Rising fast · +0.17 inHg+5.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Gusts to 41 mph66 km/h until 6 PM
High 46°8° today at 3 PM
Hard freeze tonight 1–11 AM (low 23°−5°)
Above 30°−1° tomorrow by 11 AM
Hard freeze tomorrow night from 9 PM (low 22°−6°)

This morningUp to 40°4° by 11 AM · gusts to 41 mph66 km/h · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 46°8° by 3 PM · gusts to 35 mph56 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 26°−3° by 5 AM · freezing, low 26°−3° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 34°1° by 11 AM · freezing, low 23°−5° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 43°6° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 23°−5° by 5 AM · freezing, low 23°−5° · 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 8a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	22°−6°	0%	29 mph47 km/h from W, gusts 41 mph67 km/h	69%	89%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°)	22°−6°	0%	26 mph42 km/h from W, gusts 38 mph61 km/h	69%	34%	0
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	27°−3°	0%	25 mph40 km/h from W, gusts 37 mph60 km/h	67%	16%	0
Sat 11a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	29°−2°	0%	24 mph39 km/h from W, gusts 36 mph59 km/h	59%	15%	1
Sat 12p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from W, gusts 35 mph56 km/h	48%	10%	1
Sat 1p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 43°6°)	34°1°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from W, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	41%	1%	2
Sat 2p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 45°7°)	37°3°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from W, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	36%	0%	2
Sat 3p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from W, gusts 30 mph49 km/h	35%	0%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)	38°3°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from W, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	34%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from W, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	32%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 45°7°)	37°3°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from W, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	36%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	34°1°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	44%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	29°−2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	56%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	27°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	26°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)	24°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°)	24°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 33°1°)	22°−6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	20°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	2%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 32°0°)	18°−8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	81%	22%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly clear	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 32°0°)	17°−8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	81%	27%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 32°0°)	18°−8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	81%	23%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 32°0°)	20°−7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	84%	5%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°)	23°−5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	78%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	64%	0%	1
Sun 12p	Sunny	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	32°0°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	52%	0%	2
Sun 1p	Sunny	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	35°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	1%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	36°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	41%	0%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	36%	0%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	36%	0%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	36%	0%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	35°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	0%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	31°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	25°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	30°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	23°−5°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	29°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 33°1°)	22°−6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	27°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	20°−7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	2%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	18°−8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	81%	3%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 32°0°)	17°−8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	81%	12%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 31°−1°)	17°−8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	81%	23%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 31°−1°)	16°−9°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	81%	22%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 30°−1°)	15°−9°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	81%	35%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	22°−6° (likely 22°−6° to 30°−1°)	14°−10°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	84%	39%	0
Mon 7a	Partly cloudy	22°−6° (likely 22°−6° to 30°−1°)	14°−10°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	84%	63%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 47°8°, low 23°−5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 26°−3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 17 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 23, with temperatures rising to around 26 overnight. West wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Low, likely
23°−5°–37°3°
Wind
30 mph48 km/h, gusts 47 mph76 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 44°7°, low 21°−6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 23°−5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 33°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 23°−5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 44, with temperatures falling to around 42 in the afternoon. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
42°6°–46°8°
Low, likely
21°−6°–31°−1°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 42°6°, low 22°−6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 26°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 35°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 31°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. East wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Southeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
39°4°–43°6°
Low, likely
22°−6°–28°−2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 42°6°, low 27°−3°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 31°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 36°2°
  40% chance · 0.4 in1 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 35°2°
  30% chance · 0.5 in1.4 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Southeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
35°2°–42°6°
Low, likely
27°−3°–32°0°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 45°7°, low 22°−6°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 36°2°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Fog, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 32°0°
  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 45. West wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
38°3°–51°11°
Low, likely
22°−6°–36°2°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
1
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 43°6°, low 24°−4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 31°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 33°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. North wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. East wind around 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
40°4°–49°9°
Low, likely
24°−4°–34°1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 44°7°, low 26°−3°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 33°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  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 44. East wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
38°3°–48°9°
Low, likely
26°−3°–36°2°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 45 mph73 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 44°7°, low 39°4°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 42°5°
  Dry
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
38°3°–53°12°
Low, likely
34°1°–46°8°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 44°7°, low 35°2°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 38°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 33°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
34°1°–50°10°
Low, likely
27°−3°–41°5°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 48°9°, low 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly 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
44°7°–54°12°
Low, likely
33°1°–39°4°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 47°, low 23°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 44°, low 21°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 42°, low 22°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 42–48°.

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What changed since yesterday

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Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 20 min; Losing 3 min 22 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 1 min less
Golden hour: 5:59–7:03 PM; Morning 8:03–9:07 AM
Blue hour: 7:03–7:15 PM; Morning 7:51–8:03 AM; first light 7:51 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:15 PM–7 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:34 AM · rises 5:44 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Stanley. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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