Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. Read More >

Current conditions at

Bismarck, Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS)

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

Light Snow and Breezy

4°F

-16°C

Humidity 69%
Wind Speed NW 24 G 33 mph
Barometer 30.27 in (1029.3 mb)
Dewpoint -4°F (-20°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Wind Chill-18°F (-28°C)
Last update 28 Dec 2:52 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Steele ND

Winter Weather Advisory December 28, 03:06pm until December 28, 09:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory
  •  
    Winter Weather Advisory December 28, 03:06pm until December 28, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Sun

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 5 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Areas
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow before 7pm.  Areas of blowing snow before 2am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

    Low: -6 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Areas Blowing
    Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -20. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 14 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 8. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. Northeast wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 16 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A slight chance of snow before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Northeast wind 7 to 11 mph.

    Low: -1 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 40 percent chance of snow. Areas of blowing snow. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 5. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a northwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow before 7pm. Areas of blowing snow before 2am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -20. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 8. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. Northeast wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Northeast wind 7 to 11 mph.
New Year's Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 11. North wind 8 to 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. West wind around 9 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. North wind 9 to 11 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. East wind 10 to 13 mph becoming west after midnight.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 17. West wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 14.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Steele ND
 46.85°N 99.9°W
2:22 pm CST Dec 28, 2025
3pm CST Dec 28, 2025-6pm CST Jan 4, 2026
 
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