Tracking Weekend Storm Impacts

A storm and trailing cold front will continue to slowly move through the Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend with widespread rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. A fast-moving clipper storm may bring several inches of snow to the north-central Plains, Midwest, eastern Great Lakes, and Northeast regions this weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Oakes Municipal Airport (K2D5)

Lat: 46.17°NLon: 98.08°WElev: 1335ft.

Fair

0°F

-18°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed SE 3 mph
Barometer 30.34 in
Dewpoint -6°F (-21°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 7 Dec 12:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles W Forbes ND

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Snow.  Patchy blowing snow after 3pm. High near 5. Wind chill values as low as -20. Southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 5 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow likely before 9pm, then a slight chance of freezing rain between 9pm and midnight.  Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 9 by 4am. South wind 9 to 11 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 3 °F

    Wintry Mix
    Likely then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy blowing snow after 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Patchy blowing snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Freezing rain before 9am, then rain between 9am and 3pm, then rain and snow likely after 3pm.  High near 38. Windy, with a southwest wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 38 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Windy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Windy, with a northwest wind 29 to 34 mph decreasing to 23 to 28 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Windy. Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 13. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph becoming northeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 13 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 1 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of snow, mainly before noon.  Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow. Patchy blowing snow after 3pm. High near 5. Wind chill values as low as -20. Southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tonight
Snow likely before 9pm, then a slight chance of freezing rain between 9pm and midnight. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 9 by 4am. South wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Monday
Patchy blowing snow after 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Monday Night
Patchy blowing snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tuesday
Freezing rain before 9am, then rain between 9am and 3pm, then rain and snow likely after 3pm. High near 38. Windy, with a southwest wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Windy, with a northwest wind 29 to 34 mph decreasing to 23 to 28 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 13. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph becoming northeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Thursday
A chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -14. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near -1. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles W Forbes ND
 45.97°N 98.97°W
11:51 am CST Dec 7, 2025
12pm CST Dec 7, 2025-6pm CST Dec 13, 2025
 
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