Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Bismarck, Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS)

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

Snow and Breezy

9°F

-13°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed N 21 G 33 mph
Barometer 30.00 in (1019.4 mb)
Dewpoint 2°F (-17°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Wind Chill-11°F (-24°C)
Last update 16 Jan 4:52 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNE Lincoln ND

Cold Weather Advisory January 16, 09:00pm until January 17, 12:00pm
Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 05:03pm until January 17, 12:00am
High Wind Warning January 16, 05:03pm until January 16, 06:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
Winter Weather Advisory
High Wind Warning
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    Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 05:03pm until January 17, 12:00am
    High Wind Warning January 16, 05:03pm until January 16, 06:00pm

    NOW: Multiple hazards in effect

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  • This Afternoon

    High: 5 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 7pm.  Patchy blowing snow before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: -5 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -25. Northwest wind 9 to 17 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow.  Patchy blowing snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Blustery, with a southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming northwest 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 7 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow before noon.  Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 26. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    High: 26 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -2 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 11. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 2 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 40 percent chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy and cold, with a steady temperature around 5. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind around 29 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 7pm. Patchy blowing snow before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -25. Northwest wind 9 to 17 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Blustery, with a southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming northwest 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 26. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 11. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
A slight chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 11.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NNE Lincoln ND
 46.79°N 100.7°W
3:36 pm CST Jan 16, 2026
5pm CST Jan 16, 2026-6pm CST Jan 23, 2026
 
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