Wind Advisory
Ends in 1 min
When
Until 1:00 PM
Where
Towner; Cavalier; Benson; Ramsey; Eddy; Nelson; Western Walsh County
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
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The threat has ended for gusts of 45 mph and higher. Winds will remain gusty for a few more hours this afternoon, in the 30 to 40 mph range.
Areas: Towner; Cavalier; Benson; Ramsey; Eddy; Nelson; Western Walsh County
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Observed 12:45 PM CDT at KDVL

Tolna, ND weather

Windy and 46°8°, gusts to 34 mph54 km/h today.

Mostly agree

Now 46°8°

Windy · Feels like 38°3°

Feels like: 38°3°; Wind chill from 23 mph37 km/h wind · air 46°8°
Wind: 23 mph37 km/h; From the west. Gusts to 34 mph54 km/h around 1 PM
Dew point: 28°−2°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

19°11° cooler than this time yesterday (64°18° then, 45°7° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 34 mph55 km/h until 4 PM
Below 40°4° tonight after 9 PM
Below freezing tomorrow 5–10 AM (low 30°−1°)
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 11 AM
Hard freeze tomorrow night 11 PM–11 AM (low 26°−3°)

This afternoonUp to 49°9° by 5 PM · gusts to 34 mph55 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 32°0° by 5 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 42°6° by 11 AM · freezing, low 30°−1° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 48°9° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 27°−3° by 5 AM · freezing, low 27°−3° · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 33°1° by 11 AM · freezing, low 26°−3° · Mostly 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 12p	Mostly sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	35°2°	0%	30 mph48 km/h from WNW, gusts 34 mph55 km/h	55%	17%	2
Sat 1p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	36°2°	0%	26 mph42 km/h from WNW, gusts 34 mph54 km/h	51%	7%	2
Sat 2p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	37°3°	0%	25 mph40 km/h from WNW, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	45%	1%	2
Sat 3p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	39°4°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from WNW, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	40%	0%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	41°5°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from WNW, gusts 25 mph39 km/h	36%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from W, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	32%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	36%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	43%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	35°2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	50%	4%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	33°1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	54%	20%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	32°0°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	56%	22%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	29°−2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	60%	15%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	30°−1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	60%	25%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	29°−2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	62%	14%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	35°2° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	51%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)	27°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	44%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 38°3°)	26°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	73%	32%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 37°3°)	26°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	24%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 36°2°)	25°−4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	20%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 36°2°)	25°−4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	17%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	30°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 36°2°)	24°−4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	13%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	32°0° (likely 28°−2° to 38°3°)	25°−4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	7%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	62%	2%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	40%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	43%	40%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	38%	40%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	35%	41%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	35%	41%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	33%	43%	2
Sun 5p	Mostly cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	34%	58%	1
Sun 6p	Mostly cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	37%	56%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	44%	56%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	32°0°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	54%	41%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	35°2° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	59%	42%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	61%	26%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 36°2°)	25°−4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	66%	37%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 34°1°)	24°−4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	69%	42%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 33°1°)	22°−6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	59%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	22°−6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	76%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	21°−6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	76%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 25°−4° to 30°−1°)	20°−7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	81%	89%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 25°−4° to 30°−1°)	18°−8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	85%	54%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 24°−4° to 30°−1°)	18°−8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	82%	75%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 23°−5° to 30°−1°)	18°−8°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	82%	72%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	26°−3° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	17°−8°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	81%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	19°−7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	79%	81%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°)	21°−6°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	75%	81%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	24°−4°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	68%	89%	2

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 30°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 41°5°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 50. West northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 30, with temperatures rising to around 32 overnight. West wind 7 to 15 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
50°10°–66°19°
Low, likely
30°−1°–40°4°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 48°9°, low 26°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 27°−3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 48, with temperatures falling to around 46 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 7 to 12 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Low, likely
26°−3°–34°1°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 40°4°, low 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 26°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 34°1°
  70% chance · 0.3 in0.8 cm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. East northeast wind 8 to 16 mph.
Night: Rain and snow likely after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 27. East northeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
38°3°–42°6°
Low, likely
25°−4°–29°−2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 43°6°, low 34°1°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 35°2°
  60% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 41°5°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Snow likely before 7am, then a chance of rain between 7am and 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 43. East wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southeast wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Low, likely
33°1°–35°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 48°9°, low 30°−1°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 40°4°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 34°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. West southwest wind 12 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West northwest wind 12 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Low, likely
30°−1°–41°5°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 47°8°, low 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
47°8°–59°15°
Low, likely
27°−3°–37°3°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 48°9°, low 33°1°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
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 48. East wind 12 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
43°6°–54°12°
Low, likely
32°0°–44°7°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 50°10°, low 41°5°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  20% chance
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
35°2°–46°8°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 47°8°, low 38°3°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  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°–57°14°
Low, likely
31°−1°–50°10°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 51°11°, low 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  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
47°8°–56°13°
Low, likely
31°−1°–48°9°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 50°, low 30°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 48°, low 26°.
Monday
Dry, high 40°, low 27°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 43–51°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday.

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

Eastern Stump Lake near Lakota

4.8 mi

Major flooding

Level: 49.9 ft

Reading from Sat 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Tolna Coulee near Tolna

3.6 mi

Level: 15.5 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Sheyenne River near Warwick

13 mi

Level: 2.7 ft
Flow: 59 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Sheyenne River near McVille

17 mi

Level: 30.6 ft
Flow: 61 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 22 min; Losing 3 min 22 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 59 min less
Golden hour: 5:45–6:48 PM; Morning 7:46–8:50 AM
Blue hour: 6:48–7:00 PM; Morning 7:34–7:46 AM; first light 7:34 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7 PM–12 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:17 AM · rises 5:29 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Tolna. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,700 ft, 20 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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