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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Bismarck, Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS)

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

Fair

18°F

-8°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.13 in (1022.8 mb)
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 11 Mar 2:52 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Bismarck ND

High Wind Watch March 12, 01:00pm until March 13, 01:00am
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High Wind Watch

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Calm wind.

    Low: 17 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of snow between 8am and 11am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 43. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 43 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Fog then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming south in the evening.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain and snow before 11am, then rain between 11am and 4pm, then rain and snow after 4pm. High near 50. Windy, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west 19 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 50 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow, mainly before 7pm. Low around 18. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 31 mph decreasing to 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 18 °F

    Snow and
    Windy then
    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. South wind around 7 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 20 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. East wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. North wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Calm wind.
Wednesday
A chance of snow between 8am and 11am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 43. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming south in the evening.
Thursday
Rain and snow before 11am, then rain between 11am and 4pm, then rain and snow after 4pm. High near 50. Windy, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west 19 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Thursday Night
Snow, mainly before 7pm. Low around 18. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 31 mph decreasing to 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. South wind around 7 mph becoming east after midnight.
Saturday
Snow likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. East wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. North wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday
A chance of snow before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 24. North wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Southeast wind around 9 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.
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Point Forecast:
Bismarck ND
 46.79°N 100.76°W
Last Update:
3:21 am CDT Mar 11, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3am CDT Mar 11, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 17, 2026
 
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