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 >

Current conditions at

Bismarck, Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS)

Lat: 46.78°NLon: 100.76°WElev: 1677ft.

Light Snow and Windy

14°F

-10°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed NW 30 G 40 mph
Barometer 30.17 in (1024.9 mb)
Dewpoint 6°F (-14°C)
Visibility 1.00 mi
Wind Chill-7°F (-22°C)
Last update 18 Jan 1:52 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

11 Miles NE Strasburg ND

Wind Advisory January 18, 02:39pm until January 18, 06:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  •  
    Wind Advisory January 18, 02:39pm until January 18, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Sun

    Wind Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 23 °F

    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    Low: -7 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -25. West wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Cold

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around -5. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 18 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Chance Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of snow before noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 18 °F

    Blustery.
    Chance Snow
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Northwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: -1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.
Tonight
Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -25. West wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around -5. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Northwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 11. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. North wind 7 to 9 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. North wind 7 to 9 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -17. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
11 Miles NE Strasburg ND
 46.22°N 99.99°W
2:17 pm CST Jan 18, 2026
2pm CST Jan 18, 2026-6pm CST Jan 24, 2026
 
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