Lakota, ND Weather

Nelson County1:14 AM CDT48.04°N, 98.34°WElevation 1,516 ft

Current conditions

Mostly Clear
41°
Mostly Clear
Feels like 36°
High 68°·Low 40° tonight
WindSE 7 mph
Humidity85%
Dew point37°
Cloud cover14%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise8:04 AM
Sunset6:33 PM

Forecast for this hour (no station report in the last two hours)

Forecast

10-day

  • Wednesday Night

    Mostly clear, with a low around 40. East southeast wind around 8 mph.

  • Thursday

    Sunny, with a high near 68. South southeast wind 8 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

  • Thursday Night

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South southeast wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 day ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Mostly Clear 41°
  2. 2 AM Mostly Clear 41°
  3. 3 AM Mostly Clear 41°
  4. 4 AM Mostly Clear 42°
  5. 5 AM Mostly Clear 41°
  6. 6 AM Sunny 40°
  7. 7 AM Sunny 40°
  8. 8 AM Sunny 42°
  9. 9 AM Sunny 46°
  10. 10 AM Sunny 49°
  11. 11 AM Sunny 54°
  12. 12 PM Sunny 59°
  13. 1 PM Sunny 63°
  14. 2 PM Sunny 65°
  15. 3 PM Sunny 68°
  16. 4 PM Sunny 68°
  17. 5 PM Sunny 67°
  18. 6 PM Partly Cloudy 64°
  19. 7 PM Partly Cloudy 61°
  20. 8 PM Partly Cloudy 60°
  21. 9 PM Partly Cloudy 58°
  22. 10 PM Partly Cloudy 57°
  23. 11 PM Mostly Cloudy 57°
  24. Fri12 AM Mostly Cloudy 56°

Daily forecast

Details
  1. TueOct 20 Sunny Sunny39°70°
  2. WedOct 21 Sunny Sunny40°61°
  3. TodayOct 22 Sunny Sunny53°68°
  4. FriOct 23 Rain Showers Likely Rain Showers Likely62%49°66°
  5. SatOct 24 Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny16%35°56°
  6. SunOct 25 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny31°48°
  7. MonOct 26 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny10%28°43°
  8. TueOct 27 Cloudy Cloudy33°44°
  9. WedOct 28 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny36°53°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Sun & moon

Sunrise 8:04 AM
Sunset 6:33 PM
Daylight 10 h 29 min (−3 min 18 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 83% lit
Moonrise 4:51 PM Moonset 3:53 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low48° / 29°
Month to date0.42 in (normal 1.18 in)

Petersburg 2 N, records since 1944. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in FGF, issued 18 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Dry conditions with above normal temperatures through Thursday.

- Windy Friday and Saturday with chances for light rain.

- Cooler, seasonable conditions by early next week.

Update

Issued at 638 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

Cold front located from International Falls to just east of Bemidji then to in between Park Rapids and Detroit Lakes to in between Fergus Falls and Wapheton. Some high and mid clouds ahead of it are progressing east with clear sky moving in. Expect a clear sky today into tonight. North-Northeast wind to 10 kts today then light/variable tonight, though turning southeast by daybreak in eastern ND.

Discussion

Issued at 239 PM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026

...Synopsis...

A broad ridging pattern will persist through the work week before troughing off the southern California coast begins to move ashore by Thursday morning. Some differences remain among clusters regarding to the speed of the trough ejection into the plains with some as early Friday. Regardless, rain chances increase Friday and linger into Saturday. The quick moving shortwave will have little moisture to work with and almost all ensemble members keep rainfall amounts around a quarter inch or less. Isolated thunderstorms cannot be ruled out given the unusual warmth and instability.

Other notable features through the period will be strong winds Friday and Saturday, initially out of the south and turning to the west Saturday after a strong cold front passes through Friday night. The most likely range for top wind gusts are 35-45 mph both days, though there is moderate confidence for isolated gusts around 50 mph. Temperatures will remain well above seasonal averages for the next few days, before a more typical northwest upper level flow returns brings high temperatures in the 40s by Sunday/Monday.

Overall, enjoy a few more days of dry weather and 60s to 70s for highs this week as they will become increasingly fleeting in the coming weeks with seasonal normals dropping into the 40s by the end of the month for highs.

Aviation

Issued at 638 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

A northwest to north wind this morning then north to northeast this afternoon up to 10 kts. Winds light and variable this evening and overnight, except turning southeast 5-8 kts tonight in Devils Lake area. Skies clear thru tonight.

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