National Weather Service Forecast for: Rugby ND
Issued by: National Weather Service Bismarck, ND
Updated: 4:36 pm CDT Jul 28, 2026
 
Tonight

Tonight: Patchy smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph in the evening.
Patchy Smoke

 Wednesday

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm. Patchy smoke. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 93. Southeast wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Patchy Smoke
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 8 to 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Chance
Showers then
Showers
Likely
 Thursday

Thursday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Showers
Likely

 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Partly Cloudy

 Friday

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Mostly Sunny

 Friday
Night
Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Slight Chance
T-storms

 Saturday

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunny

 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Mostly Clear
then Mostly
Clear and
Breezy
Lo 66 °F Hi 93 °F Lo 67 °F Hi 82 °F Lo 60 °F Hi 84 °F Lo 61 °F Hi 87 °F Lo 67 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Tonight
 
 Patchy smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph in the evening.
Wednesday
 
 A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm. Patchy smoke. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 93. Southeast wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night
 
 A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 8 to 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday
 
 Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Friday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
 
 A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
 
 Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 93. Windy, with a south wind 20 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Sunday Night
 
 A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Windy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Monday
 
 A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 10 to 18 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Tuesday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 77.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Rugby ND.