Fargo, ND Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Clear 12°F
Feels Like 9°F  
Humidity 91% Dew Point 10°F Wind N 2 MPH Gusts 7 Barometer N/A
Visibility 1.1 mi.
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 2.1 mi. S of central Fargo
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Point Forecast at a Glance

FriDec 5
Fri Dec 5: Mostly Cloudy, Low 7F
 
7
SatDec 6
Sat Dec 6: Snow, High 11F, Low -11F
40%
11
-11
SunDec 7
Sun Dec 7: Partly Sunny, High 6F, Low 0F
6
0
MonDec 8
Mon Dec 8: Snow, High 23F, Low 12F
40%
23
12
TueDec 9
Tue Dec 9: Snow, High 32F, Low 9F
80%
32
9
WedDec 10
Wed Dec 10: Mostly Cloudy, High 15F, Low 1F
15
1
ThuDec 11
Thu Dec 11: Snow, High 11F, Low -4F
30%
11
-4

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures dip from 11°F to a low of 6°F mid-week, then warm to 32°F. Unsettled weather expected with snow likely on at least 6 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 9°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 24°F with lows around 7°F.


This Date in Weather History

1987 - Heavy snow blanketed parts of the north central U.S., and freezing drizzle produced a coat of ice up to half an inch thick in northwestern Minnesota and eastern North Dakota. Snowfall totals ranged up to seven inches at Grand Rapids MN, and 12 inches at Seney MI. High winds in the north central U.S. gusted to 63 mph at Pellston MI, and reached 70 mph at Makinaw Bridge MI.

More on this and other weather history


Fargo, ND 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Friday Dec 5

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. North wind 5 to 8 mph.

Saturday Dec 6

Snow

Day: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 11. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Sunday Dec 7

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 6. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Snow

Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 0. South wind 6 to 10 mph.

Monday Dec 8

Snow

Day: A 40 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. South wind 10 to 13 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the evening.

Tuesday Dec 9

Snow

Day: Snow, mainly after noon. High near 32. South wind 6 to 16 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Snow

Night: Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 9. North northwest wind around 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday Dec 10

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 15. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph.

Snow

Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. North wind 7 to 9 mph.

Thursday Dec 11

Snow

Day: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 11. North northwest wind 8 to 11 mph.

Snow

Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

Friday Dec 12

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 6. West northwest wind 9 to 11 mph.


About Fargo, ND

Fargo is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Dakota. The population was 125,990 at the 2020 census and estimated at 136,285 in 2024. Fargo and its twin city of Moorhead, Minnesota, form the core of the Fargo–Moorhead metropolitan area, which had a population of 248,591 in 2020. It is the county seat of Cass County. Fargo was founded in 1871 on the Red River of the North floodplain. It is a cultural, retail, health care, educational, and industrial center for southeastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. North Dakota State University is in the city.

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