Portal, ND Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions

Sunny 50°F
Feels Like 50°F  
Humidity 62% Dew Point 38°F Wind ESE 9 MPH Barometer 29.79 in.756.7 mm
Solar Rad 357 w/m2 Visibility 10 mi.
Report from a NOAA weather station 19.1 miles SE of central Portal
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuNov 13
Thu Nov 13: Mostly Sunny, High 54F, Low 41F
54
41
FriNov 14
Fri Nov 14: Rain, High 61F, Low 22F
50%
61
22
SatNov 15
Sat Nov 15: Sunny, High 40F, Low 19F
40
19
SunNov 16
Sun Nov 16: Sunny, High 41F, Low 21F
41
21
MonNov 17
Mon Nov 17: Rain, High 37F, Low 19F
50%
37
19
TueNov 18
Tue Nov 18: Snow, High 34F, Low 17F
50%
34
17
WedNov 19
Wed Nov 19: Partly Sunny, High 36F
36
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures start near 54°F, reaching 61°F before cooling to 34°F, then recovering to 36°F by week's end. Some precipitation possible, including both rain and snow.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 8°F above the historical average for November. Normal highs for this period are around 35°F with lows around 15°F.


This Date in Weather History

1933 - The first dust storm of the great dust bowl era of the 1930s occurred. The dust storm, which had spread from Montana to the Ohio Valley the day before, prevailed from Georgia to Maine resulting in a black rain over New York and a brown snow in Vermont. Parts of South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa reported zero visibility on the 12th. On the 13th, dust reduced the visibility to half a mile in Tennessee.

More on this and other weather history


Portal, ND 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Nov 13

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. South wind around 9 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 41. Southwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Nov 14

Rain

Day: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Saturday Nov 15

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. West wind 6 to 9 mph.

Sunday Nov 16

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. East wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Monday Nov 17

Rain

Day: A slight chance of rain after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. East wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Snow

Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. East wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Nov 18

Snow

Day: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Wednesday Nov 19

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.


About Portal, ND

Portal is a city in Burke County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 125 at the 2020 census. Portal was founded in 1893. Portal sits along the Canadian border and is a major port of entry border crossing for road (connecting US Route 52 and Saskatchewan Highway 39) and rail traffic. North Portal, Saskatchewan is just over the border north of Portal and adjacent to it. It is one of three year-round, 24-hour ports in North Dakota (the others being Dunseith and Pembina).

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