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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Wahpeton, Harry Stern Airport (KBWP)

Lat: 46.24°NLon: 96.61°WElev: 968ft.

Unknown Precip Fog/Mist

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed N 15 G 23 mph
Barometer 29.77 in
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 1.50 mi
Wind Chill16°F (-9°C)
Last update 27 Dec 8:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Colfax ND

Winter Storm Watch December 28, 03:00am until December 29, 06:00am
Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 08:52pm until December 28, 12:00am
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Winter Storm Watch
Dense Fog Advisory
  •  
    Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 08:52pm until December 28, 12:00am

    NOW until 12:00am Sun

    Dense Fog Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 8 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow, mainly before 11am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 4pm. Temperature falling to around 7 by 4pm. Wind chill values as low as -17. Windy, with a north northwest wind 28 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    High: 11 °F⇓

    Snow and
    Blowing Snow
    then Chance
    Snow and
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow before midnight. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -26. Windy, with a north northwest wind 24 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: -3 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blowing
    Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy blowing snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 6. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 6 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south southwest in the evening.

    Low: -1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Southwest wind 10 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 7. North northwest wind 11 to 16 mph.

    Low: 7 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 12. North wind 11 to 14 mph.

    High: 12 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Snow likely, mainly after 5am. Patchy blowing snow after 5am. Areas of dense fog before midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Blustery, with a north wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
Snow, mainly before 11am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 4pm. Temperature falling to around 7 by 4pm. Wind chill values as low as -17. Windy, with a north northwest wind 28 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow before midnight. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -26. Windy, with a north northwest wind 24 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Monday
Patchy blowing snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 6. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south southwest in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Southwest wind 10 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 7. North northwest wind 11 to 16 mph.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 12. North wind 11 to 14 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. North northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
New Year's Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 4. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming south after midnight.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 13. South southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. East southeast wind around 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.
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Point Forecast:
Colfax ND
 46.46°N 96.87°W
Last Update:
8:46 pm CST Dec 27, 2025
Forecast Valid:
8pm CST Dec 27, 2025-6pm CST Jan 3, 2026
 
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