TODAY:  CLOUDY WEST, PARTLY SUNNY EAST.   GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN IN EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA, HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THERE, TO THE EAST, A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.   HIGH: LOW 80S.  WIND: SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

TONIGHT:  THUNDERSTORMS ENDING. PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLEAR.   LOW: 60.  WIND: SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST, 5 TO 20, EXCEPT STRONGER NEAR THE THUNDERSTORMS.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY:  MOSTLY SUNNY, WARM AND DRY.  HIGH: 80 TO 85.  WIND: VARIABLE 5 TO 20 MPH

MONDAY:  MOSTLY SUNNY, VERY WARM AND DRY.  HIGH: 85 TO 90.

MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY:  MOSTLY TO PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS.   LOWS: 55 TO 60.  HIGHS: 77 TO 85.

LATE NEXT WEEK:  WARM AND DRY.