National Weather Service Forecast for: Oakes ND
Issued by: National Weather Service Bismarck, ND
Updated: 1:31 pm CDT May 4, 2026
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Windy, with a northwest wind around 28 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Slight Chance
Showers and
Windy
 Tonight

Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers, mixing with snow after 9pm, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Slight Chance
Rain/Snow and
Blustery then
Partly Cloudy
 Tuesday

Tuesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Increasing
Clouds

 Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. North wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Mostly Cloudy

 Wednesday

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Partly Sunny

 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Mostly Cloudy

 Thursday

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Mostly Sunny

 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Partly Cloudy

 Friday

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Mostly Sunny
Hi 52 °F Lo 29 °F Hi 48 °F Lo 27 °F Hi 51 °F Lo 29 °F Hi 62 °F Lo 34 °F Hi 65 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

This Afternoon
 
 A 20 percent chance of showers after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Windy, with a northwest wind around 28 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Tonight
 
 A slight chance of rain showers, mixing with snow after 9pm, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday
 
 Increasing clouds, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tuesday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. North wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Thursday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Friday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. North wind 9 to 11 mph.
Sunday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. North wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Oakes ND.