Today’s weather outlook for Minot North Dakota, created at 5:15 AM on Thursday, the 18th of April. Overnight, widespread dense fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 36. And then, Thursday, widespread dense fog, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Thursday Night, mostly clear, with a low around 39. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Then later, Friday, mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a southwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Sunrise today will be at 6:49 am and the sun will set at 8:40 pm.
There are 3 local weather hazards at the time of this report. Here are those local weather hazards.
Hazardous Weather Outlook. This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central North Dakota, northwest North Dakota, south central North Dakota, and southeast North Dakota. Day one. Today and Tonight. A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect until 10 AM CDT. See www. weather. gov/bis for additional details. There is a chance of isolated to scattered thunderstorms this afternoon over central North Dakota. Severe weather is not expected. Days two through seven. Friday through Wednesday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. Spotter information statement. Spotter activation will not be needed.
Urgent – weather message. Dense fog advisory in effect until 10 am Central Daylight Time /9 am mdt/ this morning. The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a Dense Fog Advisory, which is in effect until 10 AM Central Daylight Time /9 AM MDT/ this morning. Visibility. One quarter mile or less. Impacts. Travel will be hazardous. Slow down. Use caution at uncontrolled intersections, railroad crossings, and truck entry points as other vehicles will be difficult to see. Precautionary/preparedness actions. A Dense Fog Advisory means visibilities will frequently be reduced to less than one quarter mile. If driving. slow down. use your headlights. and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.
Special Weather Statement. Areas of dense fog this morning. Areas of dense fog, with visibility below one half mile, will continue across central and portions of northwest North Dakota this morning. This includes the Bowbells, Mohall, Minot, Bottineau, Garrison, Rugby, Carrington, Jamestown, Harvey, Bismarck, Wishek and Ellendale areas. Use caution at uncontrolled intersections, railroad crossings, and truck entry points as other vehicles will be difficult to see.
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