Severe Thunderstorm Watch 12:00 AM Severe Thunderstorm Watch 12:00 AM Heat Advisory — McKenzie, ND, Dunn, ND, Mercer, ND, Oliver, ND, Sheridan, ND, Wells, ND, Foster, ND, Golden Valley, ND, Billings, ND, Stark, ND, Burleigh, ND, Kidder, ND, Stutsman, ND, Slope, ND, Hettinger, ND, Grant, ND, Bowman, ND, Adams, ND, Emmons, ND, Logan, ND, La Moure, ND, McIntosh, ND, Dickey, ND, Western McLean, ND, Eastern McLean, ND, Western Morton, ND, Eastern Morton, ND, Western Sioux, ND, Eastern Sioux, ND 10:00 PM

Foster County, North Dakota, United States

Last updated: 8:46 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
30°C
Feels like 33°
Clear
▲ 32°  /  ▼ 19°
Wind
9 mph SSE
Humidity
59%
Dew Point
22°
Pressure
28.26 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
1.6
Cloud Cover
4%
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
9:27 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Foster County is currently clear at 30°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2451 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 5:55AM · Sunset: 9:27PM.

Alerts

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Expires 12:00 AM
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Expires 12:00 AM
Heat Advisory
McKenzie, ND, Dunn, ND, Mercer, ND, Oliver, ND, Sheridan, ND, Wells, ND, Foster, ND, Golden Valley, ND, Billings, ND, Stark, ND, Burleigh, ND, Kidder, ND, Stutsman, ND, Slope, ND, Hettinger, ND, Grant, ND, Bowman, ND, Adams, ND, Emmons, ND, Logan, ND, La Moure, ND, McIntosh, ND, Dickey, ND, Western McLean, ND, Eastern McLean, ND, Western Morton, ND, Eastern Morton, ND, Western Sioux, ND, Eastern Sioux, ND
Expires 10:00 PM
43 AQI · Good Dominant: O3 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
30°
26%
9 PM
28°
43%
10 PM
27°
39%
11 PM
26°
38%
12 AM
25°
19%
1 AM
23°
18%
2 AM
23°
6%
3 AM
22°
6%
4 AM
22°
17%
5 AM
20°
17%
6 AM
19°
6%
7 AM
19°
7%
8 AM
20°
3%
9 AM
21°
3%
10 AM
21°
3%
11 AM
22°
3%
12 PM
23°
3%
1 PM
26°
3%
2 PM
27°
3%
3 PM
28°
3%
4 PM
28°
3%
5 PM
28°
3%
6 PM
28°
3%
7 PM
27°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
32° 19°
Clear with a 38% chance of rain.
Fri
29° 19°
Partly Cloudy.
Sat
32° 17°
Partly Cloudy.
Sun
35° 19°
Mostly Clear.
Mon
30° 14°
Clear.
Tue
23° 13°
Clear.
Wed
27° 11°
Clear.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 30° Clear 26% 9 mph SSE 59%
9 PM 28° Clear 43% 8 mph SSE 65%
10 PM 27° Rain 39% 8 mph SSW 67%
11 PM 26° Mostly Clear 38% 5 mph S 69%
12 AM 25° Partly Cloudy 19% 7 mph S 72%
1 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 18% 7 mph SW 76%
2 AM 23° Mostly Clear 6% 6 mph W 80%
3 AM 22° Partly Cloudy 6% 7 mph WNW 84%
4 AM 22° Mostly Cloudy 17% 9 mph NW 87%
5 AM 20° Mostly Cloudy 17% 10 mph NW 90%
6 AM 19° Mostly Cloudy 6% 11 mph NW 91%
7 AM 19° Mostly Cloudy 7% 12 mph NNW 88%
8 AM 20° Mostly Cloudy 3% 12 mph NNW 84%
9 AM 21° Mostly Cloudy 3% 13 mph NNW 80%
10 AM 21° Mostly Cloudy 3% 12 mph NNW 76%
11 AM 22° Mostly Cloudy 3% 12 mph NNW 71%
12 PM 23° Partly Cloudy 3% 12 mph NNW 66%
1 PM 26° Partly Cloudy 3% 13 mph NNW 60%
2 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 3% 13 mph N 56%
3 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 3% 13 mph N 52%
4 PM 28° Mostly Clear 3% 12 mph N 51%
5 PM 28° Mostly Clear 3% 12 mph N 51%
6 PM 28° Mostly Clear 3% 11 mph N 51%
7 PM 27° Mostly Clear 3% 10 mph N 55%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/16
Clear
38%
19°
32°
Fri
7/17
Partly Cloudy
17%
19°
29°
Sat
7/18
Partly Cloudy
7%
17°
32°
Sun
7/19
Mostly Clear
14%
19°
35°
Mon
7/20
Clear
8%
14°
30°
Tue
7/21
Clear
3%
13°
23°
Wed
7/22
Clear
17%
11°
27°
Thu
7/23
Clear
8%
14°
30°
Fri
7/24
Clear
18%
16°
32°
Sat
7/25
Drizzle
44%
17°
38°
Sun
7/26
Drizzle
60%
17°
41°
Mon
7/27
Drizzle
60%
17°
41°
Tue
7/28
Drizzle
60%
18°
32°
Wed
7/29
Drizzle
60%
18°
33°
Thu
7/30
Drizzle
60%
18°
32°
43
Good
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: O3
50 100 150 200

Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no health risk.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
41 AQI 7.4 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
Dominant
43 AQI 47 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 43 Good 43 41
Sat 39 Good 37 39
Sun 52 Moderate 37 52
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Thu Jul 16, 23:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 50 60 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE2611 J/kg
MLCAPE3047 J/kg
MUCAPE3698 J/kg
SBCIN-138 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-6.6
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear30 kt
0–1 km Shear10 kt
Eff. Shear34 kt
0–1 km SRH58
0–3 km SRH-15
Eff. SRH-15
Storm Motion239° @ 25 kt
0–1 km EHI1.0
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.5
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index38.7
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.89 in
0–3 km LR6.7 °C/km
700–500 LR6.5 °C/km
Total Totals54.3
LCL848 hPa
LFC763 hPa
EL173 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,436 ft