Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

Dangerous heat will remain across portions of the southern U.S. through the weekend. A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms will produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall over portions of the northern/central Plains into the mid/upper-Mississippi Valleys today. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Bismarck, Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS)

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

A Few Clouds

72°F

22°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.86 in (1009.6 mb)
Dewpoint 65°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 30 Jul 5:52 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles W Bismarck Municipal Airport ND

  • Today

    Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 9 mph in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 84 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 60 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Light and variable wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Southeast wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. South wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 96 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. South wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 102 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 22 mph becoming east 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. North wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 89. Light and variable wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. South wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. South wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 22 mph becoming east 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Monday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. North wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles W Bismarck Municipal Airport ND
 46.77°N 100.82°W
6:16 am CDT Jul 30, 2026
6am CDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 5, 2026
 
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