Observed 7:20 PM CDT at KJMS

Valley City, ND weather

Clear and 43°6°.

Mostly agree

Now 43°6°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the west. 35–5 mph8 km/h through 7 AM
Dew point: 25°−4°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.32 inHg1027 hPa; Rising · +0.06 inHg+2.1 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

26°14° cooler than this time yesterday (69°21° then, 43°6° now)

Good hours for

Below freezing tomorrow 7–9 AM (low 31°−1°)
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 50°10° tomorrow at 5 PM
Below freezing tomorrow night 3–10 AM (low 29°−2°)
Snow Monday 7 AM–1 PM (20%, 0–2 in0–5 cm)

TonightDown to 33°1° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 44°7° by 11 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 50°10° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 31°−1° by 4 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 35°2° by 11 AM · Snow 7 AM–noon (20%) · freezing, low 29°−2°
Monday afternoonNear 38°3° · Snow noon–1 PM (20%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 7p	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	55%	40%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	33%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	13%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	31°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	30%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	4%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	56%	45%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	14%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	31°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	31%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	31°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	61%	45%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	31°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	64%	48%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	66%	38%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	30°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	66%	65%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	29°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	65%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	31°−1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	67%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 39°4°)	31°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	69%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	59%	67%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	49%	58%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	43%	69%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	39%	81%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	36%	87%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	36%	86%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	36%	83%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	34%	89%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	37%	87%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	45%	86%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	47%	80%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	52%	80%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	54%	78%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	56%	78%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	61%	76%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	61%	76%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	25°−4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	66%	87%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	24°−4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	69%	97%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	23°−5°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	72%	88%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	23°−5°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	72%	87%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°)	21°−6°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	75%	97%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°)	22°−6°	20%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	75%	95%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°)	20°−7°	20%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	78%	97%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°)	23°−5°	20%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	75%	100%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	26°−3°	20%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	75%	98%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 36°2°)	26°−3°	20%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	75%	99%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	20%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm	13 mph21 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	67%	99%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	40%	14 mph23 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	64%	99%	2
Mon 2p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	31°−1°	40%	14 mph23 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	62%	99%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	31°−1°	40%	14 mph23 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	62%	100%	2
Mon 4p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	32°0°	40%	14 mph23 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	62%	99%	1
Mon 5p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	31°−1°	40%	13 mph21 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	67%	97%	1
Mon 6p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	30°−1°	40%	13 mph21 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	76%	100%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 31°−1°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 33°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy. 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
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
31°−1°–40°4°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 29°−2°. 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, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 31°−1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. North wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 29, with temperatures rising to around 31 overnight. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Low, likely
29°−2°–35°2°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 40°4°, low 29°−2°. Snow < 1 in< 2 cm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 29°−2°
  20% chance · 0.5 in1.3 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  40% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 40°4°
  80% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 35°2°
  90% chance · 0.3 in0.8 cm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of snow between 7am and 10am, then a chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Night: A chance of rain and snow before 7pm, then rain and snow between 7pm and 1am, 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
39°4°–43°6°
Low, likely
29°−2°–33°1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 45°7°, low 35°2°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 38°3°
  80% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 45°7°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°5°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. 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
45°7°–48°9°
Low, likely
34°1°–37°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
1
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 54°12°, low 33°1°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 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 54. West southwest wind 12 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind 5 to 12 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Low, likely
33°1°–42°6°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 52°11°, low 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 33°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. East northeast wind around 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Low, likely
29°−2°–36°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 54°12°, low 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 54. 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 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
46°8°–62°17°
Low, likely
37°3°–45°7°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 53°12°, low 44°7°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
46°8°–62°17°
Low, likely
37°3°–49°9°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 54°12°, low 44°7°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  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
41°5°–63°17°
Low, likely
33°1°–51°11°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 54°12°, low 41°5°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  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
49°9°–58°14°
Low, likely
32°0°–48°9°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 65°, low 31°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 50°, low 29°, cooling off.
Monday
44% chance of snow, high 40°, low 29°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 45–54°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Saturday.

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

Sheyenne River at Valley City

0.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: 188 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Sheyenne River below Baldhill Dam

8.5 mi

Level: 24.5 ft
Flow: 199 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Lake Ashtabula at Baldhill Dam

8.6 mi

Level: 1266 ft

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Baldhill Creek near Dazey

22 mi

Level: 6.7 ft
Flow: 35 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 26 min; Losing 3 min 12 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 54 min less
Golden hour: 5:45–6:47 PM; Morning 7:43–8:45 AM
Blue hour: 6:47–6:59 PM; Morning 7:31–7:43 AM; first light 7:31 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 36% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:14 AM · rises 5:28 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Valley City, ND weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Sheyenne River at Valley City

Sheyenne River below Baldhill Dam

Lake Ashtabula at Baldhill Dam

Baldhill Creek near Dazey

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon