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: 6:51 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
33°C
Feels like 36°
Clear
▲ 34°  /  ▼ 19°
Wind
11 mph SSE
Humidity
50%
Dew Point
22°
Pressure
28.28 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
5.2
Cloud Cover
7%
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
9:27 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Foster County is currently clear at 33°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 3085 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
33°
29%
7 PM
32°
32%
8 PM
31°
29%
9 PM
28°
23%
10 PM
27°
22%
11 PM
26°
33%
12 AM
25°
4%
1 AM
23°
4%
2 AM
23°
8%
3 AM
22°
8%
4 AM
22°
17%
5 AM
19°
17%
6 AM
19°
6%
7 AM
20°
7%
8 AM
21°
3%
9 AM
21°
3%
10 AM
22°
3%
11 AM
23°
3%
12 PM
24°
3%
1 PM
27°
3%
2 PM
27°
3%
3 PM
28°
3%
4 PM
28°
3%
5 PM
29°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
34° 19°
Clear with a 29% chance of rain.
Fri
29° 19°
Partly Cloudy.
Sat
33° 17°
Partly Cloudy.
Sun
35° 19°
Mostly Clear.
Mon
29° 14°
Clear.
Tue
24° 13°
Mostly Clear.
Wed
28° 12°
Mostly Clear.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 33° Clear 29% 11 mph SSE 50%
7 PM 32° Clear 32% 9 mph SSE 56%
8 PM 31° Partly Cloudy 29% 8 mph SSE 61%
9 PM 28° Mostly Clear 23% 6 mph SE 65%
10 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 22% 6 mph SSE 68%
11 PM 26° Mostly Clear 33% 6 mph SSE 70%
12 AM 25° Mostly Clear 4% 7 mph SSW 73%
1 AM 23° Mostly Clear 4% 6 mph SW 76%
2 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 8% 6 mph W 80%
3 AM 22° Partly Cloudy 8% 7 mph WNW 84%
4 AM 22° Partly Cloudy 17% 9 mph NW 88%
5 AM 19° Mostly Cloudy 17% 10 mph NW 90%
6 AM 19° Mostly Cloudy 6% 11 mph NW 91%
7 AM 20° Mostly Cloudy 7% 11 mph NNW 88%
8 AM 21° Mostly Cloudy 3% 12 mph NNW 84%
9 AM 21° Mostly Cloudy 3% 12 mph NNW 80%
10 AM 22° Mostly Cloudy 3% 12 mph NNW 74%
11 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 3% 12 mph NNW 70%
12 PM 24° Partly Cloudy 3% 12 mph NNW 64%
1 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 3% 12 mph N 59%
2 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 3% 12 mph N 56%
3 PM 28° Mostly Clear 3% 12 mph N 52%
4 PM 28° Mostly Clear 3% 12 mph N 51%
5 PM 29° Mostly Clear 3% 12 mph N 51%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/16
Clear
29%
19°
34°
Fri
7/17
Partly Cloudy
8%
19°
29°
Sat
7/18
Partly Cloudy
7%
17°
33°
Sun
7/19
Mostly Clear
14%
19°
35°
Mon
7/20
Clear
16%
14°
29°
Tue
7/21
Mostly Clear
8%
13°
24°
Wed
7/22
Mostly Clear
8%
12°
28°
Thu
7/23
Partly Cloudy
17%
15°
31°
Fri
7/24
Clear
44%
16°
32°
Sat
7/25
Partly Cloudy
44%
18°
36°
Sun
7/26
Mostly Cloudy
44%
18°
41°
Mon
7/27
Drizzle
60%
18°
41°
Tue
7/28
Drizzle
60%
17°
32°
Wed
7/29
Drizzle
60%
17°
29°
Thu
7/30
Drizzle
60%
17°
31°
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
Fri 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, 22:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 50 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE3508 J/kg
MLCAPE3504 J/kg
MUCAPE3704 J/kg
SBCIN0 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-8.5
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear28 kt
0–1 km Shear8 kt
Eff. Shear33 kt
0–1 km SRH28
0–3 km SRH-23
Eff. SRH-23
Storm Motion233° @ 24 kt
0–1 km EHI0.6
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.2
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index39.1
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.89 in
0–3 km LR7.7 °C/km
700–500 LR6.5 °C/km
Total Totals55.3
LCL820 hPa
LFC957 hPa
EL158 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,088 ft