Wind Advisory
Ends in 1 h 28 min
When
Until 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ this morning.
Where
Central North Dakota, including the James River Valley.
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: Renville; Bottineau; Rolette; McHenry; Pierce; Mercer; Oliver; Sheridan; Wells; Foster; Burleigh; Kidder; Stutsman; Grant; Emmons; Logan; McIntosh; Northwest Ward; Central and Southern Ward/Minot Area; Western McLean; Eastern McLean; Western Morton; Eastern Morton; Western Sioux; Eastern Sioux
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Observed 7:55 AM CDT at KMIB

Upham, ND weather

Windy and 41°5°, gusts to 42 mph68 km/h today.

Forecasts differ

Now 41°5°

Windy · Feels like 30°−1°

Feels like: 30°−1°; Wind chill from 26 mph42 km/h wind · air 41°5°
Wind: 26 mph42 km/hgusts 38 mph61 km/h; From the northwest. Easing to 16 mph26 km/h by 5 PM
Dew point: 29°−2°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

7°4° cooler than this time yesterday (48°9° then, 41°5° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 43 mph69 km/h until 6 PM
High 50°10° today at 4 PM
Below 40°4° tonight after 9 PM
Hard freeze tonight 3–11 AM (low 25°−4°)
Hard freeze tomorrow night from 9 PM (low 23°−5°)

This morningUp to 43°6° by 11 AM · gusts to 43 mph69 km/h · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 50°10° by 4 PM · gusts to 36 mph58 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 29°−2° by 5 AM · freezing, low 29°−2° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 36°2° by 11 AM · freezing, low 25°−4° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 44°7° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 24°−4° by 5 AM · freezing, low 24°−4° · 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	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	27°−3°	0%	32 mph51 km/h from W, gusts 43 mph70 km/h	73%	93%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	27°−3°	0%	31 mph50 km/h from W, gusts 42 mph68 km/h	70%	41%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	30°−1°	0%	30 mph48 km/h from W, gusts 39 mph64 km/h	67%	28%	0
Sat 11a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 43°6°)	33°1°	0%	28 mph45 km/h from W, gusts 38 mph60 km/h	60%	16%	1
Sat 12p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 45°7°)	35°2°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from W, gusts 36 mph58 km/h	51%	7%	1
Sat 1p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from W, gusts 34 mph54 km/h	43%	1%	2
Sat 2p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from W, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	40%	0%	2
Sat 3p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from W, gusts 32 mph51 km/h	36%	0%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from W, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	33%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from W, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	34%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from W, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	35%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	43%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	35°2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	48%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	33°1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	32°0°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	30°−1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	30°−1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	27°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 38°3°)	26°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 37°3°)	24°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°)	23°−5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 34°1°)	20°−7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	2%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 33°1°)	20°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	81%	6%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	25°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 33°1°)	19°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	78%	2%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	26°−3° (likely 23°−5° to 34°1°)	19°−7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	81%	5%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 36°2°)	26°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	75%	10%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	2%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	33°1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	52%	2%	2
Sun 1p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	46%	2%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	43%	2%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	1%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	40%	0%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	41%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	44%	0%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	31°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	29°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	30°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 33°1°)	25°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	29°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	24°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	81%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 24°−4° to 32°0°)	24°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	81%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	27°−3° (likely 23°−5° to 31°−1°)	23°−5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	85%	2%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	26°−3° (likely 20°−7° to 33°1°)	22°−6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	88%	5%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	26°−3° (likely 19°−7° to 32°0°)	22°−6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	85%	26%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	25°−4° (likely 18°−8° to 32°0°)	21°−6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	88%	31%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	24°−4° (likely 17°−8° to 31°−1°)	20°−7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	88%	29%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	23°−5° (likely 17°−8° to 30°−1°)	18°−8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	88%	28%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	23°−5° (likely 17°−8° to 30°−1°)	17°−8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	88%	26%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 25°−4°. 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, 41°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 29°−2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 16 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 25, with temperatures rising to around 29 overnight. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–62°17°
Low, likely
25°−4°–40°4°
Wind
27 mph44 km/h, gusts 49 mph78 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 45°7°, low 23°−5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 25°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 34°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 24°−4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 45, with temperatures falling to around 43 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Low, likely
23°−5°–31°−1°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 43°6°, low 25°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 24°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. East wind 3 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. East wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
40°4°–44°7°
Low, likely
19°−7°–28°−2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 44°7°, low 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 33°0°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 39°4°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 36°2°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
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 44. East wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southeast wind around 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
37°3°–44°7°
Low, likely
29°−2°–34°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 47°8°, low 26°−3°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 36°2°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 33°1°
  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 47. West wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
39°4°–53°12°
Low, likely
26°−3°–38°3°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 45°7°, low 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Low, likely
27°−3°–35°2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 46°8°, low 29°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 44°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. East wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Low, likely
28°−2°–41°5°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 49°9°, low 42°6°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°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
39°4°–48°9°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 47°8°, low 38°3°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 44°6°
  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
40°4°–53°12°
Low, likely
26°−3°–45°7°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 44°7°
  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°–55°13°
Low, likely
34°1°–43°6°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 50°, low 25°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 45°, low 23°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 43°, low 25°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 44–50°.

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

Willow Creek (ND) near Willow City

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1437 ft
Flow: 38 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

Souris River near Bantry

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1434 ft
Flow: 324 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 19 min; Losing 3 min 22 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 2 min less
Golden hour: 5:52–6:56 PM; Morning 7:57–9:01 AM
Blue hour: 6:56–7:08 PM; Morning 7:44–7:57 AM; first light 7:44 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:08 PM–7:46 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:27 AM · rises 5:37 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Upham. 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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