Regional Weather Summary
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
429 AWUS83 KBIS 160947 RWSBIS NDZ001>005-009-010-012-013-017>020-022-023-025-031>033-035>037- 040>044-046>048-050-051-055>062-161800- North Dakota State Weather Summary National Weather Service Bismarck ND 447 AM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026 /347 AM MDT Thu Jul 16 2026/ One more day of very hot conditions across southern North Dakota, with heat index values and temperatures around 95 to 100 this afternoon. Northern parts of the state will remain slightly cooler today, with highs in the 80s to around 90. A few isolated thunderstorms could develop from south central to northeast North Dakota late this afternoon and evening. A strong to severe storm cannot be ruled out. It will be slightly cooler on Friday and Saturday, then hot again for most areas on Sunday. Temperatures are favored to fall closer to normal next week, with forecast highs mostly in the 80s. The Detailed Forecast for North Dakota... .TODAY...Partly to mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers north in the morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms northeast to south central in the late afternoon. Patchy smoke northeast. Highs from the 80s far north to mid and upper 90s south. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms northeast, slight chance south central. Patchy smoke east. Lows from around 60 northwest to the lower 70s southeast. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs from the lower and mid 80s north to lower and mid 90s south. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms west. Lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s to mid 90s. $$ MH