Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Watching Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Bismarck, Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS)

Lat: 46.78°NLon: 100.76°WElev: 1677ft.

Light Snow

20°F

-7°C

Humidity	81%
Wind Speed	NW 12 G 23 mph
Barometer	30.02 in (1019.9 mb)
Dewpoint	15°F (-9°C)
Visibility	7.00 mi
Wind Chill	8°F (-13°C)
Last update	20 Jan 5:52 pm CST

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Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

6 Miles SE Cannon Ball ND

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 06:00am until January 25, 12:00pm

Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 06:00am until January 21, 06:00pm

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Extreme Cold Watch

Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight
Low: 11 °F
Chance Snow
then Snow
Likely
Wednesday
High: 21 °F⇓
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: -3 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 4 °F
Partly Sunny
then Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
Thursday Night
Low: -23 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: -9 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -20 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 0 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -16 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

A chance of snow with isolated flurries before 3am, then snow likely, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday

Snow, mainly before 8am. Patchy blowing snow after 8am. Temperature rising to near 21 by 8am, then falling to around 14 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a west wind 14 to 19 mph becoming northwest 26 to 31 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Thursday

Patchy blowing snow between 1pm and 3pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -23. North wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Light and variable wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the morning.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. South wind 3 to 5 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. South wind 3 to 7 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -16. East wind around 6 mph becoming west after midnight.

Sunday

Sunny and cold, with a high near 6. West wind 6 to 9 mph.