Observed 12:20 AM CDT at KFAR

Tower City, ND weather

Clear and 36°2°.

Mostly agree

Now 36°2°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 6 mph10 km/h through 12 PM
Dew point: 25°−4°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.37 inHg1028 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.7 hPa next 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

29°16° cooler than this time yesterday (64°18° then, 35°2° now)

Good hours for

Below freezing tonight 1–5 AM (low 31°−1°)
Below freezing today 6–9 AM (low 31°−1°)
Hard freeze tonight 2–10 AM (low 28°−2°)
Rain tomorrow 7 AM–1 PM (20%, 0.12 in3 mm)
Rain tomorrow night from 7 PM (90%, 0.6 in15 mm)

TonightNear 34°1° · freezing, low 31°−1° · Clear
This morningUp to 45°7° by 11 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonNear 49°9° · Cloudy
TonightDown to 30°−1° by 5 AM · freezing, low 30°−1° · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 36°2° by 11 AM · Rain 7 AM–noon (20%) · freezing, low 28°−2°
Tomorrow afternoonNear 39°4° · Rain noon–1 PM (20%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 33°1° by 10 PM · Rain 7 PM–midnight (90%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sun 12a	Clear	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 41°5°)	29°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	2%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 40°4°)	26°−3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	4%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	26°−3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	4%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)	25°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	42%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 38°3°)	25°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	11%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	61%	60%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 36°2°)	27°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	66%	67%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 36°2°)	27°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	62%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	64%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 30°−1° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	61%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	57%	61%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	47%	63%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	40%	75%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	36%	80%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	33%	86%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	33%	95%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	32%	92%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	32%	94%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	35%	91%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	42%	91%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	47%	83%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	35°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	52%	94%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	32°0°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	54%	96%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	30°−1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	56%	95%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	28°−2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	61%	97%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	27°−3°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	61%	93%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	24°−4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	66%	90%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)	24°−4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	66%	99%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	22°−6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	69%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	21°−6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	72%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°)	21°−6°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	72%	100%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°)	20°−7°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	78%	100%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	18°−8°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	81%	100%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°)	21°−6°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	78%	97%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 34°1°)	25°−4°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	75%	89%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 36°2°)	27°−3°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	72%	93%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	14 mph23 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	64%	99%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	40%	15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	62%	100%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	32°0°	40%	15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	59%	100%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	32°0°	40%	15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	59%	100%	3
Mon 4p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	33°1°	40%	15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	57%	100%	2
Mon 5p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	32°0°	40%	14 mph23 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	62%	100%	1
Mon 6p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	31°−1°	40%	13 mph21 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	70%	99%	0
Mon 7p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	90%, 0.12 in3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	76%	99%	0
Mon 8p	Snow	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	28°−2°	90%, 0.12 in3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	85%	100%	0
Mon 9p	Snow	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°)	27°−3°	90%, 0.12 in3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	92%	100%	0
Mon 10p	Snow	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 43°6°)	24°−4°	90%, 0.12 in3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	100%	99%	0
Mon 11p	Snow	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	24°−4°	90%, 0.12 in3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	100%	100%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 31°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 31°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. North northwest wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 31, with temperatures rising to around 33 overnight. West northwest wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Low, likely
28°−2°–35°2°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 26. Snow. High 41°5°, low 29°−2°. Snow 0.1 in2.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 28°−2°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 36°2°
  90% chance · 0.6 in15 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 36°2°
  90% chance · 0.19 in4.8 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of snow between 7am and 10am, then a chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 41. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain before 7pm, then rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 29. East northeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
41°5°–43°6°
Low, likely
29°−2°–33°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 46°8°, low 35°2°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 90% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 38°3°
  90% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 45°7°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 46. East southeast wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South southeast wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Low, likely
35°2°–36°2°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 55°13°, low 33°1°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  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 before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. West southwest wind 12 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind 6 to 12 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Low, likely
33°1°–43°6°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 53°12°, low 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 33°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Low, likely
29°−2°–36°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 55°13°, low 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 55. East wind 9 to 14 mph.
Night: A chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. East wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
47°8°–61°16°
Low, likely
34°1°–47°8°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 54°12°, low 41°5°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
47°8°–59°15°
Low, likely
36°2°–48°9°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 55°13°, low 45°7°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  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
41°5°–64°18°
Low, likely
34°1°–54°12°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 55°13°, low 41°5°. Rain 0.4 in10 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 40°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
50°10°–58°14°
Low, likely
32°0°–49°9°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 42 mph67 km/h
Tuesday, Nov 3. Cloudy. High 48°9°, low 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
47°8°–48°9°
Low, likely
37°3°–41°5°
Wind
27 mph43 km/h, gusts 51 mph81 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 50°, low 31°.
Tomorrow
43% chance of snow, high 41°, low 29°, cooling off.
Tuesday
86% chance of rain, high 46°, low 35°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 48–55°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Sheyenne River at Valley City

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: 188 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Lake Ashtabula at Baldhill Dam

21 mi

Level: 1265 ft

Reading from Sat 11 PM · NWS gauge page

Sheyenne River below Baldhill Dam

21 mi

Level: 24.5 ft
Flow: 196 cfs

Reading from Sat 11 PM · NWS gauge page

Maple River (ND) near Enderlin

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.8 ft
Flow: 14 cfs

Reading from Sat 11 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 22 min; Losing 3 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 51 min less
Golden hour: 5:42–6:44 PM; Morning 7:43–8:46 AM
Blue hour: 6:44–6:56 PM; Morning 7:31–7:43 AM; first light 7:31 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 12:41–3 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

Today: sets 7:31 AM · rises 5:48 PM
Full moon: Today, 11:11 PM
New moon: Nov 9

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

Tower City, ND weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Tuesday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Sheyenne River at Valley City

Lake Ashtabula at Baldhill Dam

Sheyenne River below Baldhill Dam

Maple River (ND) near Enderlin

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon