Des Lacs, ND Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - Cold Weather Advisory - Winter Weather Advisory

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Cloudy with Light Snow 1°F
Feels Like -8°F  
Humidity 81% Dew Point -4°F Wind WSW 4 MPH Gusts 9 Barometer 30.38 in.
Report from a personal weather station 0.1 mi. NNE of central Des Lacs
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuDec 11
Thu Dec 11: Mostly Cloudy, Low -11F
 
-11
FriDec 12
Fri Dec 12: Mostly Cloudy, High -9F, Low -15F
-9
-15
SatDec 13
Sat Dec 13: Partly Sunny, High -3F, Low -16F
-3
-16
SunDec 14
Sun Dec 14: Partly Sunny, High 31F, Low 17F
31
17
MonDec 15
Mon Dec 15: Partly Sunny, High 36F, Low 24F
36
24
TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Mostly Sunny, High 44F, Low 19F
44
19
WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Snow, High 36F, Low 4F
50%
36
4

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures climb from -9°F to a high of 44°F by week's end. Mostly dry conditions with only one day showing snow chances.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 3°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 25°F with lows around 7°F.


This Date in Weather History

1932 - Very cold weather prevailed along the West Coast. San Francisco received 0.8 inch of snow, and at the airport the temperature dipped to 20 degrees. At Sacramento CA, the mercury dipped to 17 degrees to establish an all-time record low for that location. Morning lows were below freezing from the 9th to the 15th at Sacramento, and the high on the 11th was just 34 degrees. The cold wave dealt severe damage to truck crops and orange groves in the Sacramento Valley.

More on this and other weather history


Des Lacs, ND 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Dec 11

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -35. Windy, with a northwest wind around 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

Friday Dec 12

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a steady temperature around -9. Wind chill values as low as -40. Windy, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15. Wind chill values as low as -30. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Saturday Dec 13

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Wind chill values as low as -30. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -16. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Sunday Dec 14

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Southwest wind 14 to 16 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Monday Dec 15

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 36. West wind 9 to 14 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Tuesday Dec 16

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. West wind 13 to 17 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Wednesday Dec 17

Snow

Day: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Snow

Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. West wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Thursday Dec 18

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 17.


About Des Lacs, ND

Des Lacs is a city in Ward County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 185 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Minot Micropolitan Statistical Area. Des Lacs was founded in 1888, named after the Riviere de Lacs (now Des Lacs River), from the French for "River [of] The Lakes."

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