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.

Overcast and Breezy

14°F

-10°C

Humidity 67%
Wind Speed N 25 G 32 mph
Barometer 29.88 in
Dewpoint 5°F (-15°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill-5°F (-21°C)
Last update 18 Jan 10:15 am CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles W Oakes ND

Winter Weather Advisory January 18, 10:28am until January 18, 06:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory
  •  
    Winter Weather Advisory January 18, 10:28am until January 18, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Sun

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Today

    High: 19 °F

    Scattered
    Snow Showers
    and Blowing
    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

    Low: -6 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Increasing clouds and cold, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -25. West wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Cold

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -15. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: -7 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

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

    High: 18 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 19 °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

Today
Scattered snow showers, mainly before 1pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly between noon and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 5 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a north wind 29 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
M.L.King Day
Increasing clouds and cold, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -25. West wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -15. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. South wind 7 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 9. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 19. 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
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 15. West wind 8 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. North wind 9 to 11 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. North wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -18. North wind 9 to 11 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -6. North wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles W Oakes ND
 46.13°N 98.15°W
10:01 am CST Jan 18, 2026
10am CST Jan 18, 2026-6pm CST Jan 24, 2026
 
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