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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jamestown, Jamestown Municipal Airport (KJMS)

Lat: 46.93°NLon: 98.68°WElev: 1499ft.

Fair

11°F

-12°C

Humidity 70%
Wind Speed S 16 G 28 mph
Barometer 30.22 in (1027.6 mb)
Dewpoint 3°F (-16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-6°F (-21°C)
Last update 23 Feb 12:56 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Fort Ransom ND

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Patchy blowing snow between 3pm and 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 21. South wind around 17 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of snow between 4am and 5am, then a chance of freezing rain. Patchy blowing snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 30 by 5am. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 18 °F⇑

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Wintry Mix
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 20 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.

    High: 33 °F⇓

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 3 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 20 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

    Low: 16 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 20 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a southwest wind 13 to 21 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Partly
    Cloudy and
    Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Windy, with a west northwest wind 22 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Patchy blowing snow between 3pm and 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 21. South wind around 17 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of snow between 4am and 5am, then a chance of freezing rain. Patchy blowing snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 30 by 5am. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tuesday
Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 20 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a southwest wind 13 to 21 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Windy, with a west northwest wind 22 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Blustery, with a north wind 18 to 23 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 10. North wind 14 to 18 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. North wind 10 to 13 mph becoming east after midnight.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. East southeast wind 10 to 14 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fort Ransom ND
 46.53°N 97.95°W
Last Update:
1:01 pm CST Feb 23, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm CST Feb 23, 2026-6pm CST Mar 1, 2026
 
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