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Tracking Two Storms Impacting the Central and Eastern U.S. Through This Weekend

Two storm systems will track through the central and eastern U.S. through this weekend with areas of gusty winds, rain, and heavy snow. Severe thunderstorms are forecast Friday from the central Gulf Coast into parts of the lower Mississippi, Tennessee and Ohio Valleys. Heavy to excessive rainfall is forecast from the lower Mississippi River Valley to the Tennessee Valley which may bring flooding. Read More >

Current conditions at

Oakes Municipal Airport (K2D5)

Lat: 46.17°NLon: 98.08°WElev: 1335ft.

18°F

-8°C

Humidity NA
Wind Speed NW 3 mph
Barometer 29.94 in
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
Last update 9 Jan 2:15 am CST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles ENE Merricourt ND

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. West wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of flurries before 10am, then a slight chance of snow between 10am and 2pm, then a slight chance of flurries after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 33. West wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 33 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A slight chance of flurries between 9pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 10 °F

    Slight Chance
    Flurries

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 16 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 4 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Southwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Rain
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. West wind 5 to 7 mph.
Friday
A slight chance of flurries before 10am, then a slight chance of snow between 10am and 2pm, then a slight chance of flurries after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 33. West wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
A slight chance of flurries between 9pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Southwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a northwest wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 8 to 14 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Thursday
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles ENE Merricourt ND
 46.23°N 98.68°W
Last Update:
2:22 am CST Jan 9, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2am CST Jan 9, 2026-6pm CST Jan 15, 2026
 
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