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.

Overcast and Windy

3°F

-16°C

Humidity 72%
Wind Speed N 26 mph
Barometer 30.01 in
Dewpoint -4°F (-20°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill-20°F (-29°C)
Last update 16 Jan 11:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles W Oakes ND

Cold Weather Advisory January 16, 11:22pm until January 17, 12:00pm
Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 11:22pm until January 17, 12:00am
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Cold Weather Advisory
Winter Weather Advisory
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    Cold Weather Advisory January 16, 11:22pm until January 17, 12:00pm
    Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 11:22pm until January 17, 12:00am

    NOW: Multiple hazards in effect

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  • Tonight

    Low: -3 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 7am.  Patchy blowing snow before 1pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a steady temperature around -1. Wind chill values as low as -30. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    High: -1 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight.  Patchy blowing snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 18 by 5am. Wind chill values as low as -15. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 13 mph becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.  Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 3 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow before noon.  Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph increasing to 29 to 34 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny and cold, with a high near 8. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 8 °F

    Cold and
    Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 50 percent chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a north wind around 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 7am. Patchy blowing snow before 1pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a steady temperature around -1. Wind chill values as low as -30. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Patchy blowing snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 18 by 5am. Wind chill values as low as -15. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 13 mph becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph increasing to 29 to 34 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
M.L.King Day
Sunny and cold, with a high near 8. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 16. Northwest wind around 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 11.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles W Oakes ND
 46.13°N 98.15°W
10:26 pm CST Jan 16, 2026
11pm CST Jan 16, 2026-6pm CST Jan 23, 2026
 
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