National Weather Service Forecast for: Watford City 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. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Slight Chance
Showers and
Breezy
 Tonight

Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a north wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Slight Chance
Showers and
Blustery then
Partly Cloudy
 Tuesday

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Partly Sunny

 Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 23. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Decreasing
Clouds

 Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 54. Light west wind becoming northwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Sunny

 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Partly Cloudy

 Thursday

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Mostly Sunny

 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly Cloudy

 Friday

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Mostly Sunny
Hi 48 °F Lo 28 °F Hi 46 °F Lo 23 °F Hi 54 °F Lo 29 °F Hi 62 °F Lo 35 °F Hi 68 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

This Afternoon
 
 A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Tonight
 
 A 10 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a north wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Tuesday
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tuesday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 23. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 54. Light west wind becoming northwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Thursday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Saturday
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 66. North wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. North wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Monday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Watford City ND.