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Recreation Forecast
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
405 PM CDT Wed Apr 30 2025
Here are the Recreation Area Forecasts...
Wave forecasts may be unreliable for areas where ice remains.
For Devils Lake...
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 mph. Waves 1 foot or less. Mostly
cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the
lower 40s.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 mph. Waves 1 foot or less.
Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Mostly sunny.
Highs 55 to 65.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 mph. Waves 1 foot or less.
Chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
For the Upper and Lower Red Lakes...
.TONIGHT...North winds around 10 mph. Waves 1 foot or less.
Showers likely. Cloudy. Lows around 40.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 mph. Waves 1 foot or less.
Chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Highs 45 to 55.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 mph. Waves 1 foot or less.
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
For Lake of the Woods...
.TONIGHT...West winds around 10 mph shifting to the north in the
late evening and overnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Slight chance
of showers. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 mph. Waves 1 foot or less.
Cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny. Highs 35 to 45.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 mph. Waves 1 foot or less.
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
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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.