Fessenden, ND Weather

Wells County10:34 PM CDT47.65°N, 99.63°WElevation 1,611 ft

Current conditions

Clear
48°
Clear
Feels like 45°
High 70° Thursday·Low 39° tonight
WindSE 8 mph
Humidity57%
Dew point34°
Pressure30.21 inHg
Visibility10.0 mi
Cloud cover14%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise8:07 AM
Sunset6:41 PM

Observed at Harvey Municipal Airport · 59 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Wednesday Night

    Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Southeast wind around 8 mph.

  • Thursday

    Sunny, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

  • Thursday Night

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 day ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Mostly Clear 45°
  2. 11 PM Mostly Clear 44°
  3. Thu12 AM Mostly Clear 43°
  4. 1 AM Mostly Clear 43°
  5. 2 AM Mostly Clear 43°
  6. 3 AM Mostly Clear 43°
  7. 4 AM Mostly Clear 43°
  8. 5 AM Mostly Clear 43°
  9. 6 AM Sunny 42°
  10. 7 AM Sunny 43°
  11. 8 AM Sunny 44°
  12. 9 AM Sunny 47°
  13. 10 AM Sunny 50°
  14. 11 AM Sunny 55°
  15. 12 PM Sunny 60°
  16. 1 PM Sunny 65°
  17. 2 PM Sunny 68°
  18. 3 PM Sunny 70°
  19. 4 PM Mostly Sunny 70°
  20. 5 PM Mostly Sunny 68°
  21. 6 PM Partly Cloudy 66°
  22. 7 PM Partly Cloudy 63°
  23. 8 PM Partly Cloudy 61°
  24. 9 PM Partly Cloudy 60°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TueOct 20 Sunny Sunny38°70°
  2. TodayOct 21 Sunny Sunny39°61°
  3. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny53°70°
  4. FriOct 23 Showers And Thunderstorms Likely Showers And Thunderstorms Likely55%47°68°
  5. SatOct 24 Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny17%33°54°
  6. SunOct 25 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny30°49°
  7. MonOct 26 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny30°45°
  8. TueOct 27 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny27°50°
  9. WedOct 28 Sunny Sunny29°48°
  10. ThuOct 29 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny28°40°

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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Sun & moon

Sunrise 8:07 AM
Sunset 6:41 PM
Daylight 10 h 34 min (−3 min 16 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 82% lit
Moonrise 4:41 PM Moonset 2:48 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

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Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in BIS, issued 9 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Unseasonably warm temperatures to end the workweek, with near record highs Thursday and especially Friday.

- Much cooler temperatures this weekend and into early next week.

- Dry conditions through Thursday night, then low chances for showers Friday afternoon through Friday night.

- Breezy to windy Friday and Saturday.

Discussion

Issued at 124 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

A ridge building into the Northern Plains with trailing thermal ridge will result in well above average high temperatures today, becoming unseasonably warm and near record territory Thursday through Friday. These highs Thursday and Friday will range mostly from the 70s to low 80s with lows mostly in the 50s Thursday night (mid 40s far northwest). Dry conditions are expected to accompany this feature through Thursday night. After which, the current NBM keeps then keeps things mostly dry during the day Friday before low rain chances return Friday night possibly lingering into Saturday morning. That said, as upper low pressure over the northern Rockies lifts towards south central Canada Friday, associated shortwave energy and surface warm frontal boundary could produce a few showers and possibly a few thunderstorms Friday afternoon.

Breezy southerly winds will likely develop Friday before a strong cold frontal boundary brings windy conditions to much of the state Friday night and possibly into Saturday. While the FROPA is currently favored to pass through at night, and therefore not the most ideal timeframe for tapping into the strongest winds aloft, current deterministic models contain moderate pressure rises that could aid in winds reaching advisory criteria anyways. Furthermore, should the front either come through quicker or slower than currently forecast, which is always a distinct possibility, then wind impacts could become higher in the end.

Behind the cold front, much cooler air is anticipated to filter in for this weekend into next week with highs Saturday mostly in the mid 40s to mid 50s, and highs mostly in the 40s on Sunday and Monday. A slight warming trend is then forecast into the middle of next week. Widespread lows in the 20s to low 30s are progged Saturday night through Monday night. However, any nights where clouds clear and winds go relatively light, temperatures will likely tank and become even cooler than the NBM currently forecasts.

Aviation

Issued at 1216 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

VFR ceilings and visibility are expected through the period.

Bis Watches

None.

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