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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Oakes Municipal Airport (K2D5)

Lat: 46.17°NLon: 98.08°WElev: 1335ft.

Heavy Unknown Precip

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed NE 16 mph
Barometer 29.89 in
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill16°F (-9°C)
Last update 2 Apr 6:35 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Merricourt ND

Winter Storm Watch April 3, 07:00am until April 4, 04:00pm
Winter Weather Advisory April 2, 06:41am until April 2, 07:00pm
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Winter Storm Watch
Winter Weather Advisory
  •  
    Winter Weather Advisory April 2, 06:41am until April 2, 07:00pm

    NOW until 7:00pm Thu

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Today

    High: 32 °F

    Wintry Mix
    Likely then
    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of snow before 9pm, then a chance of snow after 4am. Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 28. Northeast wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 28 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 9am, then snow, possibly mixed with sleet between 9am and 10am, then snow after 10am. The snow could be heavy at times. Patchy blowing snow after 10am. High near 31. Northeast wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

    High: 31 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Snow. Patchy blowing snow. Low around 27. Blustery, with a northeast wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Low: 27 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow likely before 1pm. Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 35 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Areas
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 11am, then a chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 32. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tonight
A slight chance of snow before 9pm, then a chance of snow after 4am. Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 28. Northeast wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 9am, then snow, possibly mixed with sleet between 9am and 10am, then snow after 10am. The snow could be heavy at times. Patchy blowing snow after 10am. High near 31. Northeast wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.
Friday Night
Snow. Patchy blowing snow. Low around 27. Blustery, with a northeast wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Saturday
Snow likely before 1pm. Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. North wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Windy, with a south wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Windy, with a south wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Windy, with a west wind 24 to 26 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Merricourt ND
 46.2°N 98.77°W
Last Update:
6:36 am CDT Apr 2, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6am CDT Apr 2, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 8, 2026
 
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