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Shaded-relief map of Devils Lake, North Dakota: rivers, roads, the city limits and where the water drains.
NORTH DAKOTA · RAMSEY COUNTY

Devils Lake

7,314 people, 1,430 ft above sea level in Ramsey County.

1,430 ftElevation, city center
7,314People, 2024 estimate
7 sq miLand area
Sunny 42°
Sunny now Dew point 30° · SE 20 mph · high 38°
City of Devils Lake River Interstate 2 miles
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The Devils Lake plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Devils Lake

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW Devils Lake Municipal Airport (KDVL) · 4:56 PM
Sunny
42° Sunny Feels like 33° · high of 38° near 5 PM
WindSE 20 mphgusts 26
Humidity62%rising to 82% by morning
Pressure30.04 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 30° · Dry43° by Tuesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Wednesday50% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 100.11 in · 4 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Ramsey County
NWS Grand Forks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 5:16 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:40 AM4:59 PM ↓
9 h 18 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
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Air quality index ·
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 25 to 27° ↑ Humid air returns More humid: 42° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 35° / 18°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
38° 32°
0% rain — SSE 15, gusts 30 A
SUN Nov. 15 Sunny; warmer Sunny; warmer
50° 35°
0% rain — S 16, gusts 28 B
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
53° 36°
0% rain — SSW 9 C
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
48° 35°
10% rain — SE 8 C
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers Chance of showers
43° 32°
50% rain up to 0.2″ NW 9 C
THU Nov. 19 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
39° 30°
10% rain — N 5 B
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
38° 28°
40% rain up to 0.2″ ENE 10 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Devils Lake about 5,000 feet above the ground was over British Columbia three days ago, and over the northern Plains a day ago, about 1,830 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Gulf of Alaska; at 10,000 feet, from the Pacific north of Hawaii. It has stayed over land, which is why it feels dry. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

THIS WEEK, ONE YEAR AGO Nov. 14, 2025

The hottest this week has been

66° on Nov. 14, 2025, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1963. Next is 60° in 2016.

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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Devils Lake Municipal Airport record since 1963.
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THE GROUND

What Devils Lake stands on

Devils Lake’s center stands about 1,430 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,430 ft to 1,490 ft, a difference of 60 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Sullys Hill, about 1,760 ft, 9 miles south-southwest.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Pierre Formation (shale), from the Late Cretaceous, 66 to 100 million years old.

Devils Lake, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
1,400 ft1,500 ft1,600 ft1,700 ft DEVILS LAKE1,430 ftSullys Hill1,760 ft ← SW · Fort TottenNE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 64×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Pierre Formation

Shale. Age: Late Cretaceous, 66 to 100 million years old. About 24 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Devils Lake’s rain goes

Rain that falls on Devils Lake runs straight into Devils Lake. Devils Lake has no outlet to the sea: the water leaves only by evaporating or soaking into the ground.

FROM THE CENTER OF DEVILS LAKE < 2 mi to Devils Lake straight to the shore

No outlet, mostly. Devils Lake has spilled toward the Sheyenne River only at its highest stands.

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Devils Lake; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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THE ALMANAC

Devils Lake’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1963 · Devils Lake Municipal Airport

Devils Lake has a cold desert climate. Summer afternoons average 79° in July; winter nights fall to about −2° in January. Barely 0.0 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

16°−2°21°0°33°14°50°28°64°43°73°54°79°58°79°56°68°47°52°33°35°18°21°4° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 TODAY DEVILS LAKE 0.0 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Rain by month Freezing
July, average79° / 58°high / low, the warmest month
January, average16° / −2°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year0.0 inspread evenly through the year
Hottest on record103°FJune 4, 2021
Coldest on record−37°FJanuary 30, 2019
Wettest day on record4.03 inJune 9, 2002
Climate typeCold desertKöppen BWk

AROUND THE RING

1Highs below freezingNov. 21 to March 15; normal highs stay below 32°
2Lows below freezingOct. 17 to April 26; normal lows fall below 32°
MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high16°21°33°50°64°73°79°79°68°52°35°21°
Normal low−2°0°14°28°43°54°58°56°47°33°18°4°
Rain, inches0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1963 at Devils Lake Municipal Airport, here. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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ON THE NETWORK

Around Devils Lake on the Forecast Network

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NORTH DAKOTA · RAMSEY

Devils Lake

7,314 people, 1,430 ft above sea level in Ramsey County.

1,430 ftElevation
7,314People
7 sq miLand
Sunny 42°
SunnyDew point 30°
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Today in Devils Lake

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly clear night 38° 0%
8p mostly clear night 36° 0%
11p mostly clear night 35° 0%
2a mostly clear night 35° 0%
5a clear night 34° 0%
8a mostly sunny 34° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINWednesday · 50%
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Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Fri40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK, ONE YEAR AGO · NOV. 14, 2025

66°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1963.

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What Devils Lake stands on

Devils Lake’s center stands about 1,430 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,430 ft to 1,490 ft, a difference of 60 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Sullys Hill, about 1,760 ft, 9 miles south-southwest.

Devils Lake, southwest to northeast Devils Lake1,430 ftSullys Hill1,760 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 121×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center1,430 ft
Within 3 miles1,430 to 1,490 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (60 ft of relief)
High point nearbySullys Hill, 1,760 ft, 9 mi south-southwest
Rock at the surfacePierre Formation
Its ageLate Cretaceous, 66 to 100 million years old
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Devils Lake’s year

Devils Lake has a cold desert climate. Summer afternoons average 79° in July; winter nights fall to about −2° in January. Barely 0.0 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 0.0 in
July, average79° / 58° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average16° / −2° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year0.0 in · spread evenly through the year
Hottest on record103°F · June 4, 2021
Coldest on record−37°F · January 30, 2019
Wettest day on record4.03 in · June 9, 2002
Climate typeCold desert · Köppen BWk
1Highs below freezing · Nov. 21 to March 15; normal highs stay below 32°
2Lows below freezing · Oct. 17 to April 26; normal lows fall below 32°
Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1963 at Devils Lake Municipal Airport, here. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Where the rain goes

< 2 mito Devils Lakestraight to the shore

Rain that falls on Devils Lake runs straight into Devils Lake. Devils Lake has no outlet to the sea: the water leaves only by evaporating or soaking into the ground.

No outlet, mostly. Devils Lake has spilled toward the Sheyenne River only at its highest stands.