Observed 1:55 PM CDT at KMOT

Voltaire, ND weather

Windy and 48°9°.

Forecasts differ

Now 48°9°

Windy · Feels like 41°5°

Feels like: 40°5°; Wind chill from 24 mph39 km/h wind · air 48°9°
Wind: 24 mph39 km/hgusts 31 mph50 km/h; From the west. Easing to 12 mph19 km/h by 6 PM
Dew point: 23°−5°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Gusts to 28 mph45 km/h until 5 PM
Below 40°4° tonight after 9 PM
Hard freeze tomorrow 4–10 AM (low 27°−3°)
Above 40°4° tomorrow by noon
Hard freeze tomorrow night 10 PM–11 AM (low 25°−4°)

This afternoonNear 48°9° · gusts to 28 mph45 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 31°−1° by 5 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 39°4° by 11 AM · freezing, low 27°−3° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 46°8° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 26°−3° by 4 AM · freezing, low 26°−3° · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 34°1° by 11 AM · freezing, low 25°−4° · Partly 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 2p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	40°4°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from W, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	42%	1%	3
Sat 3p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from W, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	39%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from W, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	34%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	31%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	33%	0%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	40%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	36°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	48%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	33°1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	32°0°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	32°0°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	57%	3%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	59%	8%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	61%	11%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	61%	14%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	66%	17%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	27°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	69%	17%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)	26°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	12%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°)	26°−3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	6%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	78%	1%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	27°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	23°−5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	29°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 34°1°)	25°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	35°2° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	31°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	64%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	35°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	52%	0%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	36°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	0%	2
Sun 1p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	0%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	40%	0%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	0%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	35%	0%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	35%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	38%	40%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	35°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	48%	40%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	31°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	59%	38%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	63%	40%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	26°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	22%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	30°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	25°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	5%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)	24°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	37%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	28°−2° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	24°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	24%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 23°−5° to 30°−1°)	24°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	75%	19%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	27°−3° (likely 22°−6° to 29°−2°)	23°−5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	19%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 21°−6° to 28°−2°)	22°−6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	81%	26%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 21°−6° to 28°−2°)	20°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	81%	25%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 21°−6° to 29°−2°)	20°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	81%	35%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 21°−6° to 29°−2°)	19°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	81%	30%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	25°−4° (likely 21°−6° to 30°−1°)	18°−8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	81%	51%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 22°−6° to 32°0°)	20°−7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	78%	59%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	72%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	27°−3°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	64%	90%	1
Mon 12p	Mostly cloudy	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	59%	71%	2
Mon 1p	Mostly cloudy	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	52%	79%	3

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 51°11°, low 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 31°−1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 51, with temperatures falling to around 49 in the afternoon. West wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 27, with temperatures rising to around 31 overnight. West wind 5 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
51°11°–63°17°
Low, likely
27°−3°–41°5°
Wind
26 mph41 km/h, gusts 47 mph76 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 46°8°, low 24°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 27°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 35°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 26°−3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
45°7°–47°8°
Low, likely
24°−4°–31°−1°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 42°6°, low 27°−3°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 5% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 25°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 38°3°
  30% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 33°1°
  40% chance · 0.5 in1.2 cm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. East wind 5 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A chance of snow showers after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 27. East wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
40°4°–43°6°
Low, likely
21°−6°–29°−2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 43°6°, low 32°0°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 34°1°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 39°4°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 38°4°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow showers before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. East wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. South wind around 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
38°3°–43°6°
Low, likely
32°0°–34°1°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
1
Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 51°11°, low 29°−2°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 44°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 showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. West wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 3 to 9 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
46°8°–56°13°
Low, likely
29°−2°–39°4°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
1
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 49°9°, low 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 53°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. East wind around 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Low, likely
28°−2°–36°2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Drizzle. High 49°9°, low 33°1°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. East wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
41°5°–53°12°
Low, likely
29°−2°–45°7°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 45°7°, low 37°3°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  20% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
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
37°3°–56°13°
Low, likely
29°−2°–44°7°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 47°8°, low 37°3°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°2°
  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
42°6°–53°12°
Low, likely
31°−1°–47°8°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 51°11°, low 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°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
48°9°–56°13°
Low, likely
30°−1°–40°4°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 51°, low 27°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 46°, low 24°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 42°, low 27°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 43–51°; chance of precipitation on Wednesday.

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

Wintering River below Karlsruhe

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1507 ft
Flow: 193 cfs

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 22 min; Losing 3 min 12 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 0 min less
Golden hour: 5:54–6:57 PM; Morning 7:56–9:00 AM
Blue hour: 6:57–7:09 PM; Morning 7:44–7:56 AM; first light 7:44 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:09 PM–7:45 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:27 AM · rises 5:38 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Voltaire. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,900 ft, 35 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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