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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 87%
Wind Speed N 3 mph
Barometer 30.30 in (1030.8 mb)
Dewpoint -12°F (-24°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 29 Jan 6:56 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Fort Ransom ND

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 8. Wind chill values as low as -17. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: 8 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around -12. Wind chill values as low as -28. North northeast wind around 9 mph.

    Low: -12 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 3. Wind chill values as low as -29. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 3 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -9. Wind chill values as low as -27. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the evening.

    Low: -9 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of snow after noon. Patchy blowing snow after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 24. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 24 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow. Low around 13. South wind 16 to 18 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 13 °F

    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy blowing snow between 8am and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. North northwest wind 6 to 13 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 17. North wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

    High: 17 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 8. Wind chill values as low as -17. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around -12. Wind chill values as low as -28. North northeast wind around 9 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 3. Wind chill values as low as -29. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -9. Wind chill values as low as -27. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the evening.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of snow after noon. Patchy blowing snow after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 24. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Saturday Night
Snow. Low around 13. South wind 16 to 18 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday
Patchy blowing snow between 8am and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. North northwest wind 6 to 13 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 17. North wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. East northeast wind 8 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. North northeast wind 10 to 13 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. West wind 10 to 13 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 26. West northwest wind 11 to 14 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fort Ransom ND
 46.53°N 97.95°W
Last Update:
7:06 am CST Jan 29, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7am CST Jan 29, 2026-6pm CST Feb 4, 2026
 
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