Fargo, North Dakota
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Fire Weather Watch |
| Area(s): | Divide; Williams; McKenzie; Golden Valley; Billings; Slope; Bowman |
| Effective: | 2026-05-25 @ 1:22 pm -> 2026-05-26 @ 1:30 am |
| Onset: | 2026-05-26 @ 11:00 am -> 2026-05-26 @ 10:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Bismarck ND on 2026-05-25 @ 1:22 pm |
| Headline: | Fire Weather Watch issued May 25 at 1:22PM CDT until May 26 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND |
| Description: |
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY... .Critical fire weather conditions are possible across far western North Dakota on Tuesday. Hot temperatures in the 90s will bring low afternoon humidity values in the 20s. This combined with southeast winds to 30 mph gusting to 40 mph could bring critical fire weather conditions for far western North Dakota starting late Tuesday morning and continuing through Tuesday evening. Any fires that ignite could spread rapidly and become difficult to control. The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening. * WINDS...Southeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent. * AFFECTED AREA...Far western North Dakota. * IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to control or suppress. |