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

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Bismarck, Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS)

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

Overcast

17°F

-8°C

Humidity	70%
Wind Speed	SW 9 mph
Barometer	29.87 in (1014.3 mb)
Dewpoint	9°F (-13°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	6°F (-14°C)
Last update	21 Jan 1:52 am CST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

Bismarck Municipal Airport 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

Overnight
Low: 10 °F
Snow
Wednesday
High: 22 °F⇓
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: -7 °F
Slight Chance
Flurries
Thursday
High: 0 °F
Cold
Thursday Night
Low: -23 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: -9 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -21 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -1 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -16 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Snow, mainly after 3am. Low around 10. West wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday

Snow before 1pm, then a slight chance of flurries between 1pm and 5pm. Patchy blowing snow between 7am and 5pm. Temperature falling to around 14 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Wednesday Night

A slight chance of flurries after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -15. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Thursday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Wind chill values as low as -30. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -23. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. Light south wind.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -16. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming west in the evening.