Observed 11:55 AM CDT at KHZE

Zap, ND weather

Sunny and 45°7°.

Mostly agree

Now 45°7°

Sunny · Feels like 37°3°

Feels like: 37°3°; Wind chill from 17 mph28 km/h wind · air 45°7°
Wind: 17 mph28 km/hgusts 26 mph42 km/h; From the west. Easing to 6 mph10 km/h by 7 PM
Dew point: 27°−3°; Dry · down to 18°−8° by 5 PM
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 25Good; Main pollutant: Ozone

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

18°10° cooler than this time yesterday (63°17° then, 45°7° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 29 mph47 km/h until 3 PM
Below 40°4° tonight after 9 PM
Hard freeze tonight midnight–11 AM (low 22°−6°)
Above 30°−1° tomorrow by 10 AM
Hard freeze tomorrow night midnight–11 AM (low 26°−3°)

This afternoonUp to 51°11° by 4 PM · gusts to 29 mph47 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 25°−4° by 5 AM · freezing, low 25°−4° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 38°3° by 11 AM · freezing, low 22°−6° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 48°9° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 28°−2° by 5 AM · freezing, low 28°−2° · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 35°2° by 11 AM · freezing, low 26°−3° · 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 1p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from W, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	40%	1%	2
Sat 2p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from W, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	35%	0%	2
Sat 3p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	32%	0%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from W, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	29%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	28%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	31%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	38%	8%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	44%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	37°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	52%	10%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	36°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	54%	55%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	34°1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	58%	54%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	32°0°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	63%	58%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	30°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	69%	57%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°)	28°−2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	75%	60%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°)	28°−2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	75%	60%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 34°1°)	27°−3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	74%	53%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 33°1°)	25°−4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	81%	27%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	81%	12%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 33°1°)	23°−5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	81%	9%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	22°−6° (likely 22°−6° to 33°1°)	22°−6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	81%	7%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 34°1°)	23°−5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	88%	5%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 38°3°)	32°0°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	4%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	34°1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	57%	3%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	45%	14%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	40%	41%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	35%	41%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	33%	41%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	33%	20%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	34%	42%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	37%	41%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	46%	43%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	57%	44%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	61%	53%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	29°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	64%	50%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	64%	25%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	26°−3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	73%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	26°−3°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	96%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 37°3°)	25°−4°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	93%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	25°−4°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	72%	84%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 36°2°)	24°−4°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	87%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°)	23°−5°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	90%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 35°2°)	20°−7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	96%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 35°2°)	19°−7°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	74%	100%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 36°2°)	20°−7°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	74%	99%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 37°3°)	21°−6°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	75%	100%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	24°−4°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	72%	100%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	64%	97%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	57%	99%	1

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 53°12°, low 21°−6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 25°−4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 53, with temperatures falling to around 50 in the afternoon. West wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 21, with temperatures rising to around 25 overnight. West wind 0 to 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Low, likely
21°−6°–38°3°
Wind
29 mph46 km/h, gusts 48 mph78 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 22°−6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 22°−6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 28°−2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Northeast wind 0 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. East wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Low, likely
22°−6°–32°0°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 44°7°, low 21°−6°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 27°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 36°2°
  40% chance · 0.8 in2.1 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 33°0°
  40% chance · 0.3 in0.7 cm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. East wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. East wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
39°4°–44°7°
Low, likely
21°−6°–33°1°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 45°7°, low 26°−3°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Fog, 39°4°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
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 45. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. South wind 5 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
37°3°–45°7°
Low, likely
26°−3°–34°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
1
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 51°11°, low 22°−6°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 32°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 5 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind 2 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Low, likely
22°−6°–37°3°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 49°9°, low 24°−4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. North wind 2 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. East wind 3 to 9 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Low, likely
24°−4°–35°2°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 50°10°, low 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. East wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
41°5°–57°14°
Low, likely
27°−3°–44°7°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 45°7°, low 39°4°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 44°7°
  20% chance · 0.1 in0.4 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 43°6°
  20% chance · 0.56 in14 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 39°4°
  20% chance · 0.32 in8.1 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
36°2°–55°13°
Low, likely
32°0°–47°8°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 48°9°, low 36°2°. Rain 0.73 in19 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 39°4°
  20% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 42°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
43°6°–55°13°
Low, likely
30°−1°–47°8°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 52°11°, low 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 53°12°
  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
48°9°–61°16°
Low, likely
32°0°–40°4°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 53°, low 21°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 49°, low 22°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 44°, low 21°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 45–52°.

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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

Spring Creek (ND) at Zap

0.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.7 ft
Flow: 9 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Knife River (ND) near Golden Valley

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.9 ft
Flow: 5 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Knife River (ND) near Hazen

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.8 ft
Flow: 28 cfs

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 24 min; Losing 3 min 12 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 56 min less
Golden hour: 6:00–7:03 PM; Morning 8:00–9:02 AM
Blue hour: 7:03–7:15 PM; Morning 7:48–8:00 AM; first light 7:48 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6–7:49 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:31 AM · rises 5:44 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from Zap. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,300 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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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Spring Creek (ND) at Zap

Knife River (ND) near Golden Valley

Knife River (ND) near Hazen

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon