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NORTH DAKOTA · WILLIAMS COUNTY

Tioga

2,177 people, 2,240 ft above sea level in Williams County.

2,240 ftElevation, city center
2,177People, 2024 estimate
3 sq miLand area
Sunny 41°
Sunny now Dew point 41° · SSE 22 mph · high 45°
City of Tioga River Interstate 2 miles
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The Tioga 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 Tioga

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW TIOGA (KD60) · 2:55 PM
Sunny
41° Sunny Feels like 31° · high of 45° near 3 PM
WindSSE 22 mphgusts 30
Humidity100%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.83 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 41° · Dry31° by Monday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Wednesday50% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 20.33 in · 12 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Williams County
NWS Bismarck and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:16 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:57 AM5:14 PM ↓
9 h 16 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% 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 31 to 40°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
45° 31°
0% rain — SSE 20, gusts 32 A
SUN Nov. 15 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
52° 32°
0% rain — SSW 9 B
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
54° 34°
0% rain — SW 7 B
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
50° 30°
0% rain — ENE 9 B
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers; cooler Chance of showers; cooler
39° 23°
50% rain up to 0.2″ NW 13 B
THU Nov. 19 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
38° 24°
20% rain — E 7 B
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
37° 21°
30% rain up to 0.1″ NNE 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 Tioga about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Pacific north of Hawaii three days ago, and over the Canadian Prairies a day ago, about 2,340 miles back along its path. It came down from about 11,800 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from British Columbia; at 10,000 feet, from a point about 14,020 miles to the east. It feels dry all the same. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Tioga stands on

Tioga’s center stands about 2,240 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 2,180 ft to 2,410 ft, a difference of 230 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Big Butte, about 2,440 ft, 8 miles east-northeast.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Sentinel Butte Formation (siltstone, claystone, sandstone), from the Paleocene, 56 to 66 million years old.

The section below crosses 2 rock units mapped at the surface.

Tioga, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
2,000 ft2,200 ft2,400 ft TIOGA2,240 ftLow point1,940 ftHigh point of the line2,500 ft ← SWNE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 34×. 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

Sentinel Butte Formation

Siltstone, claystone, sandstone. Age: Paleocene, 56 to 66 million years old. About 13 mi of the line.

Bullion Creek Formation

Claystone, siltstone. Age: Paleocene, 56 to 66 million years old. About 11 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 Tioga’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Tioga reaches the Gulf of America by way of the White Earth, the Missouri and the Mississippi: about 2,720 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Tioga≈ 2,720 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF TIOGA ≈ 2,720 mi to the Gulf of America White Earth → Missouri → Mississippi

Lakes on the way: Lake Oahe, Lake Sakakawea, Lake Sharpe and Lake Francis Case.

1,170 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.

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

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Tioga on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Williston ND · 35 MI 35 miles southwest Minot ND · 77 MI 77 miles east Bismarck ND · 149 MI 149 miles southeast
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NORTH DAKOTA · WILLIAMS

Tioga

2,177 people, 2,240 ft above sea level in Williams County.

2,240 ftElevation
2,177People
3 sq miLand
Sunny 41°
SunnyDew point 41°
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Today in Tioga

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now windy 45° 0%
6p partly cloudy night 41° 0%
9p mostly clear night 37° 0%
12a mostly clear night 35° 0%
3a mostly clear night 34° 0%
6a partly cloudy night 33° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINWednesday · 50%
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Chance of showers; cooler Chance of showers; cooler
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Thu20%
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Fri30%
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Tioga stands on

Tioga’s center stands about 2,240 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 2,180 ft to 2,410 ft, a difference of 230 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Big Butte, about 2,440 ft, 8 miles east-northeast.

Tioga, southwest to northeast Tioga2,240 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 66×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center2,240 ft
Within 3 miles2,180 to 2,410 ft
Lie of the landRolling (230 ft of relief)
High point nearbyBig Butte, 2,440 ft, 8 mi east-northeast
Rock at the surfaceSentinel Butte Formation
Its agePaleocene, 56 to 66 million years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 2,720 mito the Gulf of AmericaWhite Earth → Missouri → Mississippi

A raindrop that lands in Tioga reaches the Gulf of America by way of the White Earth, the Missouri and the Mississippi: about 2,720 river miles.

Lakes on the way: Lake Oahe, Lake Sakakawea, Lake Sharpe and Lake Francis Case.

1,170 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.