National Weather Service Forecast for: Watford City ND
Issued by: National Weather Service Bismarck, ND
Updated: 2:11 am CDT Aug 20, 2026
 
Overnight

Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 62. Calm wind.
Partly Cloudy


 Thursday

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Northwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Mostly Sunny


 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Mostly Clear


 Friday

Friday: A slight chance of showers between 10am and 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming north 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Slight Chance
Showers then
Sunny

 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. North wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Mostly Clear


 Saturday

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Light east wind becoming southeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunny


 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Mostly Cloudy


 Sunday

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy, with a southeast wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Chance
Showers then
Chance
T-storms and
Breezy
 Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Chance
Showers
Lo 62 °F Hi 84 °F Lo 55 °F Hi 83 °F Lo 53 °F Hi 84 °F Lo 60 °F Hi 87 °F Lo 61 °F

 

Overnight
 
 Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 62. Calm wind.
Thursday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Northwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Thursday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 55. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Friday
 
 A slight chance of showers between 10am and 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming north 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 53. North wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 84. Light east wind becoming southeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy, with a southeast wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Monday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Monday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Tuesday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Watford City ND.