Winter Storm Bringing Widespread Hazardous Weather to the Eastern U.S.

A rapidly-intensifying winter storm continues to bring heavy snow, high winds, and blizzard conditions over the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes through today. An Arctic front will lead in a period of gusty to high winds and sharply colder temperatures over the entire eastern U.S. Heavy lake effect snow is then expected from Lakes Erie and Ontario through New Year's Day. Read More >

Current conditions at

Oakes Municipal Airport (K2D5)

Lat: 46.17°NLon: 98.08°WElev: 1335ft.

7°F

-14°C

Humidity	NA
Wind Speed	SW 9 mph
Barometer	30.40 in
Dewpoint	N/A
Visibility	NA
Wind Chill	-6°F (-21°C)
Last update	29 Dec 1:55 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Oakes ND

This Afternoon
High: 8 °F
Cold
Tonight
Low: 7 °F⇑
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 33 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 6 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Snow
Wednesday
High: 17 °F
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
Wednesday Night
Low: -5 °F
Mostly Cloudy
New Year's Day
High: 12 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday Night
Low: 2 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Friday
High: 15 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly sunny and cold, with a steady temperature around 8. Southwest wind around 9 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 17 by 5am. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

Tuesday

Patchy blowing snow between noon and 4pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Tuesday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 17. Northeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.

New Year's Day

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. West wind around 6 mph.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 15. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Northeast wind around 7 mph.