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NORTH DAKOTA · WILLIAMS COUNTY

Wildrose

113 people, 2,260 ft above sea level in Williams County.

2,260 ftElevation, city center
113People, 2024 estimate
0 sq miLand area
Sunny 41°
Sunny now Dew point 41° · SSE 17 mph · high 43°
City of Wildrose River Interstate 2 miles
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The Wildrose 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 Wildrose

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW TIOGA (KD60) · 4:55 PM
Sunny
41° Sunny Feels like 32° · high of 43° near 5 PM
WindSSE 17 mphgusts 24
Humidity100%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.86 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 5:16 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:59 AM5:14 PM ↓
9 h 15 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 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 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
43° 31°
0% rain — SSE 16, gusts 29 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
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 Wildrose about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Pacific north of Hawaii three days ago, and over British Columbia a day ago, about 2,230 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from British Columbia; at 10,000 feet, from a point about 14,080 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 Wildrose stands on

Wildrose’s center stands about 2,260 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 2,200 ft to 2,350 ft, a difference of 150 ft: gently rolling country.

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.

Wildrose, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
2,100 ft2,200 ft2,300 ft2,400 ft WILDROSE2,260 ftLow point2,050 ftHigh point of the line2,440 ft ← NWSE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 49×. 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 21 mi of the line.

Bullion Creek Formation

Claystone, siltstone. Age: Paleocene, 56 to 66 million years old. About 3 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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ON THE NETWORK

Around Wildrose on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Williston ND · 37 MI 37 miles southwest Minot ND · 92 MI 92 miles east Bismarck ND · 168 MI 168 miles southeast
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NORTH DAKOTA · WILLIAMS

Wildrose

113 people, 2,260 ft above sea level in Williams County.

2,260 ftElevation
113People
0 sq miLand
Sunny 41°
SunnyDew point 41°
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Today in Wildrose

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy night 43° 0%
8p partly cloudy night 38° 0%
11p mostly clear night 36° 0%
2a mostly clear night 34° 0%
5a partly cloudy night 33° 0%
8a partly cloudy day 33° 0%
Rain
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Chance of showers; cooler Chance of showers; cooler
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Thu20%
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Fri30%
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.
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What Wildrose stands on

Wildrose’s center stands about 2,260 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 2,200 ft to 2,350 ft, a difference of 150 ft: gently rolling country.

Wildrose, northwest to southeast Wildrose2,260 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 94×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center2,260 ft
Within 3 miles2,200 to 2,350 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (150 ft of relief)
Rock at the surfaceSentinel Butte Formation
Its agePaleocene, 56 to 66 million years old