Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Watching Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Bismarck, Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS)

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

Light Snow

21°F

-6°C

Humidity	81%
Wind Speed	NW 9 mph
Barometer	29.99 in (1018.8 mb)
Dewpoint	16°F (-9°C)
Visibility	1.75 mi
Wind Chill	11°F (-12°C)
Last update	20 Jan 3:52 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles N Cannon Ball ND

Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 06:00am until January 21, 06:00pm

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Winter Weather Advisory

This Afternoon
High: 20 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Tonight
Low: 10 °F
Chance Snow
Wednesday
High: 23 °F⇓
Snow Likely
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: -4 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 3 °F
Partly Sunny
then Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
Thursday Night
Low: -25 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: -9 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -21 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 0 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 20 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 20. Northwest wind around 9 mph.

Tonight

A slight chance of snow before 8pm, then a chance of snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday

Snow likely, mainly before 9am. Patchy blowing snow after 7am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 12 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Thursday

Patchy blowing snow between 1pm and 3pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -25. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. South wind around 6 mph.

Saturday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -18. East wind around 7 mph becoming west after midnight.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 6. West wind 6 to 10 mph.