⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Divide; Burke; Renville; Bottineau; Rolette; Williams; Mountrail; McHenry; Pierce; Sheridan; Wells; Northwest Ward; Central and Southern Ward/Minot Area; Western McLean; Eastern McLean – Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Event	Special Weather Statement
Severity	Moderate
Urgency	Expected
Certainty	Observed
Area	Divide; Burke; Renville; Bottineau; Rolette; Williams; Mountrail; McHenry; Pierce; Sheridan; Wells; Northwest Ward; Central and Southern Ward/Minot Area; Western McLean; Eastern McLean
Effective	7/29/2026, 6:43:00 AM CDT
Expires	7/29/2026, 9:00:00 AM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued July 29 at 6:43AM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND

Details

Patchy fog will reduce visibility to one quarter mile or less
across parts of northwest and north central North Dakota early
this morning. Motorists should be prepared for rapidly changing
conditions and use extra caution traveling. Use low beam
headlights and be extra cautious at intersections and railroad
crossings.

The fog is expected to dissipate by 10 AM CDT.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.