Weather Alerts For Portal, ND

# HEADLINE -------------------- DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. WHERE Most of western and central North Dakota. WHEN Until 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ this morning. IMPACTS Low visibility will make driving conditions hazardous. ISSUED AT Friday, September 4, 2026 at 5:15 AM CDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Bismarck ND HEADER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Central and Southern Ward/Minot Area, Kidder, Pierce, Western Morton, Bottineau, Burke, Burleigh, Divide, Dunn, Eastern McLean, Eastern Morton, Foster, La Moure, Logan, McHenry, McKenzie, Mercer, Mountrail, Northwest Ward, Oliver, Renville, Rolette, Sheridan, Stutsman, Wells, Western McLean, Williams Including the cities of Glen Ullin, Minot, Powers Lake, Rugby, Mcclusky, Garrison, Goodrich, Drake, Beulah, Fessenden, Washburn, Turtle Lake, Towner, Rolla, Shell Valley, Bottineau, Stanley, Kulm, Edgeley, Underwood, Center, Rolette, Lamoure, Harvey, Dunseith, Parshall, Bismarck, Hebron, New Town, Williston, Sherwood, Wilton, New Salem, Columbus, Kenmare, Jamestown, Hazen, Portal, Carrington, Gackle, Max, Mohall, Killdeer, Steele, Tappen, Bowbells, Lignite, Velva, Crosby, Napoleon, Halliday, Watford City, Glenburn, St. John, and Mandan

Pollen Index: 10.4 Pollen Level: high Predominant Pollen: Sagebrush/Sage, Chenopods and Grass. Concentration of pollen grains in the air for Saturday will be falling but will remain in the very high range. The cause for the falling pollen levels is rising relative humidity and relatively weaker winds.