*** Forecasts may be unreliable for areas where ice remains ***
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Recreation Forecast
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
1054 PM CDT Tue May 20 2025
Here are the Recreation Area Forecasts...
Wave forecasts may be unreliable for areas where ice remains.
For Devils Lake...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. |* Insufficient
grids for WaveHeight during (May 21 25 03:00:00 GMT, May
21 25 12:00:00 GMT)*|. Rain likely. Cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. |* Insufficient grids
for WaveHeight during (May 21 25 12:00:00 GMT, May
22 25 00:00:00 GMT)*|. Rain, cloudy. Highs in the 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 mph. |* Insufficient
grids for WaveHeight during (May 22 25 00:00:00 GMT, May
22 25 12:00:00 GMT)*|. Cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
For the Upper and Lower Red Lakes...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Windy. East winds 20 to 30 mph decreasing to
10 to 20 mph early in the morning. |* Insufficient grids for
WaveHeight during (May 21 25 03:00:00 GMT, May
21 25 12:00:00 GMT)*|. Rain likely. Cloudy. Lows in the lower
40s.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 20 mph. |* Insufficient grids for
WaveHeight during (May 21 25 12:00:00 GMT, May
22 25 00:00:00 GMT)*|. Slight chance of rain through the day.
Mostly cloudy. Highs in the 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 mph. |* Insufficient
grids for WaveHeight during (May 22 25 00:00:00 GMT, May
22 25 12:00:00 GMT)*|. Mostly cloudy in the evening then
clearing. Lows in the lower 40s.
For Lake of the Woods...
.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph in
the late evening and early morning. |* Insufficient grids for
WaveHeight during (May 21 25 03:00:00 GMT, May
21 25 12:00:00 GMT)*|. Slight chance of rain through the night.
Cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph. |* Insufficient grids
for WaveHeight during (May 21 25 12:00:00 GMT, May
22 25 00:00:00 GMT)*|. Mostly cloudy. Highs 45 to 55.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. |* Insufficient
grids for WaveHeight during (May 22 25 00:00:00 GMT, May
22 25 12:00:00 GMT)*|. Mostly cloudy in the evening then
clearing. Lows in the lower 40s.
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Lake Wind/Wave Forecasts | ||
Devils Lake | Red Lake | Lake of the Woods |
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Notice: Wave height forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third (33%) of waves (measured from trough to crest) that occur in a given period. Since the Significant Wave Height is an average of the largest waves, mariners should be aware that many individual waves will probably be higher.