Wahpeton, ND 58074 Weather

Richland County11:00 PM CDT46.27°N, 96.61°W

Current conditions

Clear
64°
Clear
Feels like 64°
High 73° Friday·Low 57° tonight
WindSE 16 mph gusts 22 mph
Humidity68%
Dew point54°
Pressure30.05 inHg
Visibility10.0 mi
Cloud cover18%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:54 AM
Sunset6:29 PM

Observed at Fergus Falls Municipal Airport-Einar Mickel · 45 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Tonight

    Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 12 mph.

  • Friday

    A slight chance of rain between 11am and 1pm, then a chance of rain and a slight chance of thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind 13 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

  • Friday Night

    A slight chance of rain between 4am and 5am. Partly cloudy. Low around 57, with temperatures rising to around 63 overnight. South southeast wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

National Weather Service forecast updated 14 min ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Mostly Clear 62°
  2. Fri12 AM Mostly Clear 61°
  3. 1 AM Partly Cloudy 61°
  4. 2 AM Mostly Clear 60°
  5. 3 AM Mostly Clear 59°
  6. 4 AM Mostly Clear 58°
  7. 5 AM Partly Cloudy 58°
  8. 6 AM Mostly Sunny 58°
  9. 7 AM Mostly Sunny 57°
  10. 8 AM Mostly Sunny 59°
  11. 9 AM Mostly Sunny 59°
  12. 10 AM Mostly Sunny 63°
  13. 11 AM Slight Chance Light Rain 66°15%
  14. 12 PM Slight Chance Light Rain 69°21%
  15. 1 PM Chance Light Rain 69°32%
  16. 2 PM Chance Light Rain 71°26%
  17. 3 PM Chance Light Rain 71°30%
  18. 4 PM Partly Sunny 71°13%
  19. 5 PM Partly Sunny 72°
  20. 6 PM Mostly Cloudy 73°
  21. 7 PM Mostly Cloudy 70°
  22. 8 PM Mostly Cloudy 68°
  23. 9 PM Mostly Cloudy 66°
  24. 10 PM Partly Cloudy 66°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 22 Mostly Clear Mostly Clear57°
  2. FriOct 23 Chance Light Rain Chance Light Rain32%57°73°
  3. SatOct 24 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny14%35°63°
  4. SunOct 25 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny36%34°52°
  5. MonOct 26 Chance Light Rain Chance Light Rain39%33°47°
  6. TueOct 27 Chance Light Rain Chance Light Rain36%38°51°
  7. WedOct 28 Chance Light Rain Chance Light Rain31%35°56°
  8. ThuOct 29 Slight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Sunny Slight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Sunny15%52°
  9. FriOct 30 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy28°43°
  10. SatOct 31 Sunny Sunny30°47°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

54
Moderate
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Forecast

  • ThuModerate (53)
  • FriGood (39)
  • SatGood

Red River Valley South, MN reporting area · 2 hrs ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:54 AM
Sunset 6:29 PM
Daylight 10 h 35 min (−3 min 6 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 89% lit
Moonrise 4:44 PM Moonset 3:47 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in FGF, issued 4 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Well above average temperatures Thursday and Friday, followed by near average temperatures this weekend into next week.

- There is a medium chance for scattered weak thunderstorms Friday afternoon. Main hazard would be lightning.

Discussion

Issued at 342 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026

...Synopsis...

Blocked upper ridging remains over the central CONUS, with upper troughing over the West Coast. This upper ridging is driving well above average temperatures in the 70s currently over the region. Weak embedded impulse moving through the flow is utilizing weak instability aloft, helping spark scattered rain/virga showers in northeast ND and northwest MN this afternoon into evening. Dry air in the lower levels will prevent much of this precipitation from reaching the ground, thus added sprinkles to the forecast to account for this.

On Friday, well above average temperatures will occur once more with widespread 70s forecast during the day. While temperatures will be mild, gusty southerly winds 20-40 mph will also build starting Friday by late morning, lasting through the day.

Upper trough in the West will attempt to break eastward, although all guidance suggests this will occur in a split-flow- like regime, with the northern branch of the upper trough in northern CONUS and Canada separating from the southern branch lingering in the Southwest. As it does this, it brings sufficient moisture and lift to bring scattered showers Friday afternoon into evening. Most guidance also indicates at sufficient instability aloft to bring lightning/thunderstorms into the conversation. A lack of better instability, moisture, and wind shear spacing will mitigate how strong thunderstorms will be - likely keeping storms weak.

Strong cold front moves through Friday night into Saturday driven by the northern branch of the upper trough. This ends our well above average temperatures, with most locations seeing daily high temperatures Saturday occur just ahead of this cold front, occurring early morning Saturday.

Aviation

Issued at 628 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026

VFR conditions are expected to prevail through much of the TAF period at all sites. A stray shower is possible this evening, however, chances are quickly diminishing as the sun sets. Winds remain out of the southeast overnight and into Friday, with increasing cloud cover through the day on Friday. VFR ceilings are likely to continue, with a chance for showers or a stray thunderstorm during the afternoon, especially for KFAR, KBJI, and KTVF. Friday's winds remain out of the southeast, but will increase into the 15-25 knot range sustained, with gusts in the 30-35 knot range.

Fgf Watches

ND...None. MN...None.

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