Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Hettinger, Hettinger Municipal Airport (KHEI)

Lat: 46.01°NLon: 102.65°WElev: 2703ft.

Overcast

20°F

-7°C

Humidity	81%
Wind Speed	W 15 mph
Barometer	29.87 in (1015.1 mb)
Dewpoint	15°F (-9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	6°F (-14°C)
Last update	21 Jan 12:53 am MST

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Extended Forecast for

Bucyrus ND

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 05:00pm until January 23, 11:00am

Wind Advisory January 21, 02:00am until January 21, 05:00pm

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Extreme Cold Watch

Wind Advisory

Overnight
Low: 10 °F
Snow Likely
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday
High: 25 °F⇓
Snow Likely
and Blowing
Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: -2 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 7 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
Thursday Night
Low: -26 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: -7 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -19 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 7 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -13 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Snow likely, mainly after 5am. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 26 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday

Snow likely before 11am, then a slight chance of flurries between 11am and noon. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 13 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 31 to 36 mph decreasing to 22 to 27 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Thursday

Patchy blowing snow between 9am and 3pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 7. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -26. North wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -7. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southeast in the morning.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -19. South wind around 6 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Saturday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 7. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. West wind around 8 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.