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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jamestown, Jamestown Municipal Airport (KJMS)

Lat: 46.93°NLon: 98.68°WElev: 1499ft.

Fair

-9°F

-23°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed NE 6 mph
Barometer 30.60 in (1040.7 mb)
Dewpoint -13°F (-25°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-23°F (-31°C)
Last update 30 Jan 4:56 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Fort Ransom ND

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 3. Wind chill values as low as -26. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.

    High: 3 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -30. Light and variable wind becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the evening.

    Low: -10 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow likely after noon. Patchy blowing snow after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as -30. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 24 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow, mainly before midnight. Patchy blowing snow before 9pm, then patchy blowing snow after 4am. Low around 15. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 22 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 15 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy blowing snow before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 3 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.

    High: 17 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. East southeast wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. East northeast wind around 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 25 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 3. Wind chill values as low as -26. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -30. Light and variable wind becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the evening.
Saturday
Snow likely after noon. Patchy blowing snow after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as -30. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Saturday Night
Snow, mainly before midnight. Patchy blowing snow before 9pm, then patchy blowing snow after 4am. Low around 15. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 22 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday
Patchy blowing snow before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. East southeast wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. East northeast wind around 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Northwest wind around 11 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Southwest wind 8 to 16 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 21 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Fort Ransom ND
 46.53°N 97.95°W
Last Update:
5:37 am CST Jan 30, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am CST Jan 30, 2026-6pm CST Feb 5, 2026
 
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