Snow May Produce Poor Travel Conditions in the North-Central U.S. and East Coast

A strong cold front sweeping across the Northern Plains may bring snow showers and snow squalls from eastern Montana to north-central Nebraska, with blizzard conditions possible in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Montana. Heavy snow is expected to persist downwind of the Great Lakes. Snow showers will spread up the East Coast across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast coasts. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Oakes Municipal Airport (K2D5)

Lat: 46.17°NLon: 98.08°WElev: 1335ft.

Mostly Cloudy and Windy

5°F

-15°C

Humidity	66%
Wind Speed	N 30 G 36 mph
Barometer	30.11 in
Dewpoint	-4°F (-20°C)
Visibility	NA
Wind Chill	-19°F (-28°C)
Last update	18 Jan 3:35 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Merricourt ND

Winter Weather Advisory January 18, 03:45pm until January 18, 06:00pm

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Winter Weather Advisory

Winter Weather Advisory January 18, 03:45pm until January 18, 06:00pm
NOW until 6:00pm Sun
Winter Weather Advisory
This Afternoon
High: 21 °F
Isolated Snow
Showers and
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: -5 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Windy
M.L.King Day
High: 9 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
Monday Night
Low: -4 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 17 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 11 °F
Chance Snow
Wednesday
High: 20 °F
Windy. Chance
Snow then
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 1 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Mostly
Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Isolated snow showers before 5pm. Widespread blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a northwest wind 33 to 38 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight

Patchy blowing snow before 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 31 mph decreasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

M.L.King Day

Patchy blowing snow between 11am and 3pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -15. Northwest wind 6 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Tuesday

A 40 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. West wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Windy, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 11. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. North wind around 11 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. North wind 11 to 13 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -16. North wind around 11 mph becoming south after midnight.

Saturday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.