Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures This Weekend

Another clipper will drop into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest into Sunday with snow and gusty winds contributing to some areas of blizzard conditions and snow squalls. Impactful snowfall will occur up and down the East Coast Sunday extending from the western Florida Panhandle to Maine. Read More >

Current conditions at

Oakes Municipal Airport (K2D5)

Lat: 46.17°NLon: 98.08°WElev: 1335ft.

Light Snow

7°F

-14°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed S 16 mph
Barometer 29.87 in
Dewpoint 1°F (-17°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill-11°F (-24°C)
Last update 18 Jan 12:15 am CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles W Ludden ND

Winter Weather Advisory January 18, 02:00am until January 18, 06:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory
  • Overnight

    Overnight: Snow, mainly before 2am.  Patchy blowing snow after 4am. Temperature rising to around 11 by 5am. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 22 mph becoming west. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 6 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow between 7am and 9am.  Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 16 by 8am, then falling to around 5 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a north wind 23 to 28 mph increasing to 29 to 34 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 16 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -25. West wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Cold

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: -6 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 10 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A slight chance of snow before noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 20 °F

    Blustery.
    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Snow, mainly before 2am. Patchy blowing snow after 4am. Temperature rising to around 11 by 5am. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 22 mph becoming west. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow between 7am and 9am. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 16 by 8am, then falling to around 5 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a north wind 23 to 28 mph increasing to 29 to 34 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -25. West wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday
A slight chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 16. West wind 8 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. North wind around 10 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 2. North wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -17. North wind 9 to 11 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -6.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles W Ludden ND
 46.02°N 98.24°W
12:11 am CST Jan 18, 2026
12am CST Jan 18, 2026-6pm CST Jan 24, 2026
 
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