Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Oakes Municipal Airport (K2D5)

Lat: 46.17°NLon: 98.08°WElev: 1335ft.

Mostly Cloudy

-2°F

-19°C

Humidity 65%
Wind Speed NW 17 G 24 mph
Barometer 30.29 in
Dewpoint -11°F (-24°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill-23°F (-31°C)
Last update 17 Jan 1:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles W Ludden ND

Wind Advisory January 18, 12:00am until January 18, 06:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Cold and
    Blustery

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly between 9pm and 3am.  Patchy blowing snow between midnight and 1am. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 18 by 5am. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 5 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 5 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a north wind 24 to 29 mph increasing to 31 to 36 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 20 °F

    Windy. Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. 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 -4. West wind 7 to 10 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of snow after noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 20 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of snow, mainly before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 10 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly between 9pm and 3am. Patchy blowing snow between midnight and 1am. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 18 by 5am. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 5 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a north wind 24 to 29 mph increasing to 31 to 36 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. West wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 17. West wind 8 to 11 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. North wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. North wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles W Ludden ND
 46.02°N 98.24°W
12:36 pm CST Jan 17, 2026
1pm CST Jan 17, 2026-6pm CST Jan 23, 2026
 
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