Forecast Details for Fessenden, ND

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Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Some of the storms could be severe. High near 77. South wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Low around 59. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 70. Windy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 49. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

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