New Town, ND Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - Cold Weather Advisory - Extreme Cold Warning

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

-6°F
Feels Like -28°F  
Humidity 70% Dew Point -13°F Wind NW 17 MPH Gusts 25 Barometer N/A
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 3.8 mi. W of central New Town
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Point Forecast at a Glance

FriDec 12
Fri Dec 12: Blowing Snow, High -6F, Low -6F
50%
-6
-6
SatDec 13
Sat Dec 13: Mostly Cloudy, High -6F, Low -12F
-6
-12
SunDec 14
Sun Dec 14: Partly Sunny, High 30F, Low 19F
30
19
MonDec 15
Mon Dec 15: Partly Sunny, High 39F, Low 30F
39
30
TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Mostly Sunny, High 44F, Low 24F
44
24
WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Rain And Snow, High 37F, Low 3F
50%
37
3
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Partly Sunny, High 17F
17
 

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures climb from -6°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 2°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

1960 - The first of three Middle Atlantic snowstorms produced a foot of snow at Baltimore MD. A pre-winter blizzard struck the northeastern U.S. producing wind gusts as high as 51 mph, along with 16 inches of snow at Nantucket MA, and 20 inches at Newark NJ.

More on this and other weather history

New Town, ND 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Friday Dec 12

Blowing Snow

Day: Patchy blowing snow before 2pm. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a steady temperature around -6. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Snow

Night: A slight chance of snow between 2am and 3am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around -6. Wind chill values as low as -25. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Dec 13

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny and cold, with a steady temperature around -6. Wind chill values as low as -25. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west in the afternoon.

Increasing Clouds

Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around -12. Wind chill values as low as -20. Light and variable wind becoming south 12 to 17 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Sunday Dec 14

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 30. South wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Monday Dec 15

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south in the morning.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday Dec 16

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind 8 to 14 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Wednesday Dec 17

Rain And Snow

Day: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a southwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming west 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Thursday Dec 18

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.


About New Town, ND

New Town is a city in Mountrail County, North Dakota. The population was 2,764 at the time of the 2020 census, making it the 18th largest city in North Dakota. New Town was platted in 1950 as a replacement site for the residents of Sanish and Van Hook, as these towns were scheduled to be flooded by the creation of Lake Sakakawea, a reservoir to provide water for irrigation. It is the largest city and the administrative center of the Fort Berthold Reservation. New Town is home to Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College. New Town is located on State Highway 23 at the crossing of Lake Sakakawea by the Four Bears Bridge.

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