National Weather Service Forecast for: Watford City ND
Issued by: National Weather Service Bismarck, ND
Updated: 9:36 pm CDT Jun 18, 2026
 
Tonight

Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind 5 to 9 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Scattered
Showers

Juneteenth

Juneteenth: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Mostly Sunny

Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Partly Cloudy

Saturday

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 74. East wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Sunny

Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Showers
Sunday

Sunday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Southeast wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Chance
Showers then
Showers
Likely
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Chance
Showers

Monday

Monday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Southwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Showers
Likely

Monday
Night
Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Chance
Showers

Lo 47 °F Hi 69 °F Lo 44 °F Hi 74 °F Lo 51 °F Hi 68 °F Lo 48 °F Hi 68 °F Lo 46 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Tonight
 
Scattered showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Juneteenth
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
 
Sunny, with a high near 74. East wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
 
A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Sunday
 
A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Southeast wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday
 
A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Southwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday
 
A chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light north in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Thursday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Watford City ND.