Prolonged Extreme Cold; Eastern U.S. Winter Storm

Another Arctic blast will surge south across the northern Plains tonight, crossing the Midwest and reaching the Gulf Coast Friday night. Dangerously cold temperatures will persist across the eastern U.S. into early February. There is increasing confidence for significant heavy snow across much of the Southern Appalachians, Carolinas, and southern Mid-Atlantic Friday into Sunday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Aberdeen, Aberdeen Regional Airport (KABR)

Lat: 45.44°NLon: 98.41°WElev: 1299ft.

Fair

15°F

-9°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.34 in (1030.4 mb)
Dewpoint 2°F (-17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 29 Jan 12:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SE Forbes ND

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Light and variable wind becoming north northeast 5 to 7 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -24. North northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

    Low: -10 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 6. Wind chill values as low as -25. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 6 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -9. Wind chill values as low as -26. East southeast wind 5 to 13 mph becoming south in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: -9 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow likely, mainly after noon.  Patchy blowing snow between 10am and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 27. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 27 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow likely, mainly before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. South wind 14 to 16 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 17 °F

    Snow Likely
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy blowing snow between 11am and 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. North northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Light and variable wind becoming north northeast 5 to 7 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -24. North northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 6. Wind chill values as low as -25. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -9. Wind chill values as low as -26. East southeast wind 5 to 13 mph becoming south in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
Snow likely, mainly after noon. Patchy blowing snow between 10am and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 27. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. South wind 14 to 16 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
Patchy blowing snow between 11am and 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. North northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east after midnight.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 29.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SE Forbes ND
 45.91°N 98.69°W (Elev. 1493 ft)
12:36 pm CST Jan 29, 2026
1pm CST Jan 29, 2026-6pm CST Feb 4, 2026
 
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