Fessenden, ND Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - Cold Weather Advisory

Current Conditions

Sunny with Light Snow -8°F
Feels Like -30°F  
Humidity 77% Dew Point -13°F Wind NW 15 MPH Barometer 30.42 in.
Solar Rad 115 w/m2 Visibility 10 mi.
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 17.2 mi. NW of central Fessenden
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Point Forecast at a Glance

SatDec 13
Sat Dec 13: Sunny, High -3F, Low -15F
-3
-15
SunDec 14
Sun Dec 14: Blowing Snow, High 28F, Low 15F
50%
28
15
MonDec 15
Mon Dec 15: Partly Sunny, High 33F, Low 23F
33
23
TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Mostly Sunny, High 44F, Low 23F
44
23
WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Rain And Snow, High 38F, Low 0F
50%
38
0
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Mostly Sunny, High 11F, Low -1F
11
-1
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Partly Sunny, High 27F
27
 

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures climb from -3°F to a high of 44°F by week's end. Some precipitation possible with wintry mix on at least one day.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 3°F above the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 22°F with lows around 6°F.


This Date in Weather History

1962 - A severe Florida freeze occurred. Morning lows reached 35 degrees at Miami, 18 degrees at Tampa, and 12 degrees at Jacksonville. It was the coldest December weather of the 20th century and caused millions of dollars damage to crops and foliage. In Georgia, the morning low of 9 degrees below zero at Blairsville established a state record for the month of December.

More on this and other weather history


Fessenden, ND 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Saturday Dec 13

Sunny

Day: Sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Wind chill values as low as -30. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -15. Wind chill values as low as -30. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.

Sunday Dec 14

Blowing Snow

Day: Patchy blowing snow between 10am and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a south wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Southwest wind 13 to 17 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Monday Dec 15

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Tuesday Dec 16

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

Snow

Night: A slight chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 10 to 17 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Wednesday Dec 17

Rain And Snow

Day: A chance of rain before noon, then a chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Rain And Snow

Night: A chance of rain and snow before midnight, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Windy, with a west wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

Thursday Dec 18

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Friday Dec 19

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 27. Southeast wind 15 to 17 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.


About Fessenden, ND

Fessenden is a city in and the county seat of Wells County, North Dakota, United States. It was founded in 1893 and is home of the Wells County Fair. The population was 462 at the 2020 census.

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