Williston, ND Weather Forecast
Williams County, North Dakota
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Williston, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Williston, ND at a glance
Williston is home to about 27,706 people in Williams County, across 26 square miles. It ranks 6th by population of 25 places in North Dakota with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Watford City, 32 miles away.
- County
- Williams County
- Population
- 27,706 2023 est.
- Land area
- 26 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,077
- Forecast point
- 48.1895°N, 103.6491°W
How well can the network see Williston?
The nearest Doppler radar is KMBX (Minot AFB, ND), to the E. Its lowest scan passes about 14,200 ft above Williston. At that range the beam overshoots the base of a storm. If a warning for Williston looks unsupported on radar, trust the warning.
The closest weather station is KXWA (Williston/Basin Intl). Representative on most days, though a thunderstorm can hit one and miss the other.
Forecasts near Williston
- Watford City, ND32 mi
- Tioga, ND35 mi
- Sidney, MT41 mi
- New Town, ND55 mi
- Stanley, ND58 mi
- Glendive, MT90 mi
- Wolf Point, MT92 mi
- Dickinson, ND98 mi
Elsewhere in North Dakota
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