National Weather Service Forecast for: Watford City ND
Issued by: National Weather Service Bismarck, ND
Updated: 1:11 am CST Dec 5, 2025
 
Overnight

Overnight: Snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain, becoming all snow after 4am. Low around 22. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total nighttime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Wintry Mix

 Friday

Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 8am. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 17 by 5pm. Northwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Snow, mainly after 4am. Low around 5. Light and variable wind becoming east 6 to 11 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Slight Chance
Snow then
Snow
 Saturday

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 10. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Cloudy
 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Mostly Cloudy

 Sunday

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Mostly Cloudy

 Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Mostly Cloudy

 Monday

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 32. West wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Partly Sunny

 Monday
Night
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Mostly Cloudy
Lo 22 °F Hi 26 °F⇓ Lo 5 °F Hi 10 °F Lo -4 °F Hi 16 °F Lo 7 °F Hi 32 °F Lo 17 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Overnight
 
 Snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain, becoming all snow after 4am. Low around 22. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total nighttime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Friday
 
 A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 8am. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 17 by 5pm. Northwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
 
 Snow, mainly after 4am. Low around 5. Light and variable wind becoming east 6 to 11 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
 
 A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 10. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Sunday
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Monday
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 32. West wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Monday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday
 
 A chance of snow before noon, then a chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Tuesday Night
 
 A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Wednesday
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Thursday
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Watford City ND.