Great Bend, ND Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Mostly Cloudy -8°F
Feels Like -8°F  
Humidity 85% Dew Point -11°F Wind Calm Barometer 30.14 in.
Report from a personal weather station 0.1 mi. NW of central Great Bend
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuDec 4
Thu Dec 4: Partly Sunny, High 24F, Low 23F
24
23
FriDec 5
Fri Dec 5: Snow, High 24F, Low 1F
40%
24
1
SatDec 6
Sat Dec 6: Mostly Cloudy, High 10F, Low -17F
10
-17
SunDec 7
Sun Dec 7: Partly Sunny, High 6F, Low -5F
6
-5
MonDec 8
Mon Dec 8: Snow, High 26F, Low 8F
30%
26
8
TueDec 9
Tue Dec 9: Snow, High 30F, Low 10F
30%
30
10
WedDec 10
Wed Dec 10: Snow, High 21F
20%
21
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures dip from 24°F to a low of 6°F mid-week, then warm to 30°F. Unsettled weather expected with snow likely on at least 5 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 6°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 26°F with lows around 9°F.

This Date in Weather History

1987 - A cold front crossing the Pacific Coast Region brought high winds and heavy rain to California. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 55 mph at Newport Beach CA, and Mount Wilson CA was drenched with 2.17 inches of rain in six hours. Gale force winds prevailed along the Northern Pacific Coast, and winds in the Tehachapis Mountains of southern California gusted to 60 mph.

More on this and other weather history

Great Bend, ND 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Dec 4

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as -28. South southeast wind 8 to 18 mph.

Snow

Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 23 by 3am. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Dec 5

Snow

Day: A 40 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 24. West northwest wind 5 to 11 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. North northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.

Saturday Dec 6

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 10. North wind 7 to 10 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -17. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

Sunday Dec 7

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 6. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. South southeast wind 8 to 10 mph.

Monday Dec 8

Snow

Day: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. South southeast wind around 11 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming west northwest in the evening.

Tuesday Dec 9

Snow

Day: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. West wind 9 to 14 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Snow

Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Southeast wind 13 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Wednesday Dec 10

Snow

Day: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Northwest wind around 15 mph.


About Great Bend, ND

Great Bend is a city in Richland County, North Dakota, United States, on the banks of the Wild Rice River. Its population was 49 at the 2020 census. It was founded in 1888, and incorporated as a village in 1908. It is part of the Wahpeton, ND–MN Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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