Fargo, North Dakota

Regional Weather Alerts


     

Alert: Extreme Heat Watch
Area(s): West Polk; Norman; Clay; Kittson; Roseau; West Marshall; East Marshall; Pennington; Red Lake; East Polk; Wilkin; West Otter Tail; Grant; Towner; Cavalier; Pembina; Benson; Ramsey; Eastern Walsh County; Eddy; Nelson; Grand Forks; Griggs; Steele; Traill; Barnes; Cass; Ransom; Sargent; Richland; Western Walsh County
Effective: 2026-07-09 @ 1:26 pm -> 2026-07-09 @ 9:30 pm
Onset: 2026-07-12 @ 8:00 am -> 2026-07-14 @ 1:00 am
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Grand Forks ND on 2026-07-09 @ 1:26 pm
Headline: Extreme Heat Watch issued July 9 at 1:26PM CDT until July 14 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND
Description: * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 105
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Minnesota and
northeast and southeast North Dakota.

* WHEN...From Sunday morning through late Monday night.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat and high humidity events.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Isolated heat impacts could start as early as
Saturday afternoon, with widespread heat impacts expected Sunday
and Monday afternoon.

Alert: Extreme Heat Watch
Area(s): Divide; Burke; Renville; Bottineau; Rolette; Williams; Mountrail; McHenry; Pierce; McKenzie; Dunn; Mercer; Oliver; Sheridan; Wells; Foster; Golden Valley; Billings; Stark; Burleigh; Kidder; Stutsman; Slope; Hettinger; Grant; Bowman; Adams; Emmons; Logan; La Moure; McIntosh; Dickey; Northwest Ward; Central and Southern Ward/Minot Area; Western McLean; Eastern McLean; Western Morton; Eastern Morton; Western Sioux; Eastern Sioux
Effective: 2026-07-09 @ 1:14 pm -> 2026-07-10 @ 7:30 am
Onset: 2026-07-11 @ 1:00 pm -> 2026-07-14 @ 1:00 am
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Bismarck ND on 2026-07-09 @ 1:14 pm
Headline: Extreme Heat Watch issued July 9 at 1:14PM CDT until July 14 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND
Description: * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values of 95 to
105 possible. High temperatures will range from around 92 to 102
Saturday, 97 to 107 on Sunday, and 95 to 105 on Monday.

* WHERE...All of western and central North Dakota including the James
River Valley.

* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through late Monday night.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat and high humidity events.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Overnight low temperatures will only drop to
around 70 degrees, providing little relief from the heat.