National Weather Service Forecast for: Watford City ND
Issued by: National Weather Service Bismarck, ND
Updated: 3:36 pm CDT Jul 28, 2026
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of smoke. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind.
Slight Chance
T-storms

 Tonight

Tonight: Areas of smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the evening.
Areas Smoke

 Wednesday

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Patchy smoke before 11am. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. South wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Patchy Smoke
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 4am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 14 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Chance
T-storms

 Thursday

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. East wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Chance
T-storms

 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Partly Cloudy

 Friday

Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 92. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Hot

 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. South wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Mostly Clear

 Saturday

Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. South wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Hot
Hi 97 °F Lo 67 °F Hi 100 °F Lo 65 °F Hi 88 °F Lo 61 °F Hi 92 °F Lo 64 °F Hi 98 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

This Afternoon
 
 A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of smoke. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind.
Tonight
 
 Areas of smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the evening.
Wednesday
 
 A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Patchy smoke before 11am. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. South wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 4am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 14 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. East wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday
 
 Sunny and hot, with a high near 92. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 64. South wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
 
 Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. South wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Sunday
 
 Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 21 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Sunday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a north wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Monday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Breezy.
Tuesday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 82.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Watford City ND.