Turtle Lake, ND Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - High Wind Warning - Blizzard Warning

Current Conditions

40°F
Feels Like 31°F  
Humidity 99% Dew Point 40°F Wind SSW 17 MPH Gusts 24 Barometer N/A
Visibility 1.2 mi.
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 16 mi. W of central Turtle Lake
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Point Forecast at a Glance

WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Snow, Low 0F
90%
 
0
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Snow, High 4F, Low -1F
60%
4
-1
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Snow, High 35F, Low 3F
30%
35
3
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Sunny, High 14F, Low -4F
14
-4
SunDec 21
Sun Dec 21: Sunny, High 21F, Low 8F
21
8
MonDec 22
Mon Dec 22: Partly Sunny, High 31F, Low 3F
31
3
TueDec 23
Tue Dec 23: Partly Sunny, High 20F, Low 8F
20
8

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures climb from 4°F to a high of 35°F by week's end. Some snow possible with at least 3 days showing precipitation chances of 20% or higher.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 3°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 25°F with lows around 8°F.


This Date in Weather History

1924 - A severe icestorm struck central Illinois. It coated the ground with nearly two inches of glaze at Springfield. The storm caused 21 million dollars damage along with much hardship. Ice was on the trees until the 4th of January, and electricity was not restored until January 10th.

More on this and other weather history


Turtle Lake, ND 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Wednesday Dec 17

Snow

Night: Rain likely before 11pm, then snow. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 4am. Low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a southwest wind 17 to 27 mph becoming north 27 to 37 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday Dec 18

Snow

Day: Snow likely, mainly before 9am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 7am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing and cold, with a steady temperature around 4. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a northwest wind 27 to 37 mph decreasing to 11 to 21 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Snow

Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Patchy blowing snow after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a temperature falling to near -1 by 10pm, then rising to around 8 during the remainder of the night. Wind chill values as low as -15. Breezy, with an east wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southeast 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Friday Dec 19

Snow

Day: A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a southeast wind 18 to 22 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Blowing Snow

Night: Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Saturday Dec 20

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 14. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south after midnight.

Sunday Dec 21

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 21. South wind around 10 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph.

Monday Dec 22

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Southeast wind 10 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tuesday Dec 23

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. South wind around 9 mph.

Wednesday Dec 24

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 29.


About Turtle Lake, ND

Turtle Lake is a city in McLean County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 542 at the 2020 census. Turtle Lake was founded in 1905. A segment of the North Country National Scenic Trail is routed just to the north and east of Turtle Lake within the Brekken-Holmes Recreation Area. This trail segment can be hiked as a point-to-point hike or as a 9.2-mile loop hike from the ND Highway 41 trailhead parking area (map).

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