Ops, ND Weather Forecast and Current Conditions
Current Conditions
Feels Like -2°F
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Point Forecast at a Glance
7-Day Temperature Trend
Week Ahead Summary
High temperatures drop from 35°F to a low of 5°F, then recover to 9°F by week's end. Unsettled weather expected with snow likely on at least 4 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 21°F with lows around 5°F.
This Date in Weather History
1945 - A record December snowstorm buried Buffalo, NY, under 36.6 inches of snow, with unofficial totals south of the city ranging up to 70 inches. Travel was brought to a halt by the storm.
Ops, ND 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Monday Dec 15
Night: Patchy blowing snow between 1am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 35 by 5am. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tuesday Dec 16
Day: Increasing clouds, with a temperature rising to near 40 by 11am, then falling to around 30 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a west wind 24 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph becoming west 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Wednesday Dec 17
Day: A 30 percent chance of rain after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. South wind 14 to 18 mph.
Night: Rain and snow likely before 9pm, then snow. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 2am. Low around -5. Windy, with a northwest wind 13 to 23 mph becoming north northwest 28 to 38 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday Dec 18
Day: A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 5. Windy, with a north northwest wind 28 to 38 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -17. North northwest wind 7 to 14 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Friday Dec 19
Day: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. South wind 13 to 16 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Saturday Dec 20
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 9. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -10. West wind around 8 mph.
Sunday Dec 21
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 9. West southwest wind 8 to 11 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. West northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Monday Dec 22
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 10. East wind 7 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
How We Provide Better Local Weather
Current conditions: We use the nearest available station to your location - including professional MESONET/MADIS and local weather stations - often miles closer than regional airports.
Forecasts: National Weather Service point forecasts predict for your specific area, not broad regional zones, making them far more relevant to your location.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 8:16 AM
Sunset 4:37 PM
Last Light 5:14 PM
Moonset 1:42 PM
Contiguous US Extremes
Mon's High Temperature
89 at Palm Springs, CA
Mon's Low Temperature
-15 at Mount Washington, NH
Weather Folklore
If the sun in red should set, the next day surely will be wet; if the sun should set in gray, the next will be a fair day.
