National Weather Service Forecast for: Watford City ND
Issued by: National Weather Service Bismarck, ND
Updated: 1:31 pm CDT Mar 19, 2026
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 73. Windy, with a west wind around 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunny and
Windy
Tonight

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 12 to 17 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Partly Cloudy

Friday

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Mostly Sunny

Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Partly Cloudy

Saturday

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. West wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Partly Sunny

Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: A chance of rain before 4am, then a slight chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. North wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Chance Rain
then Chance
Rain/Snow
Sunday

Sunday: A 10 percent chance of snow before 7am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Partly Cloudy

Monday

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55. South wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Partly Sunny

Hi 73 °F Lo 43 °F Hi 70 °F Lo 45 °F Hi 67 °F Lo 28 °F Hi 44 °F Lo 29 °F Hi 55 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

This Afternoon
 
Sunny, with a high near 73. Windy, with a west wind around 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tonight
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 12 to 17 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Friday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Saturday
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 67. West wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
 
A chance of rain before 4am, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. North wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
 
A 10 percent chance of snow before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Monday
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 55. South wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. North wind 7 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.
Tuesday
 
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. East wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. East wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday
 
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a southeast wind 13 to 22 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Watford City ND.