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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Bismarck, Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS)

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

Fair

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.06 in (1020.3 mb)
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 10 Mar 9:52 pm 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

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Calm wind.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of snow between 8am and 11am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 42. Light and variable wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 42 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Fog then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 26. West wind around 7 mph becoming south in the evening.

    Low: 26 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Snow likely before 10am, then rain and snow. High near 48. Breezy, with a southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 48 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then a chance of snow between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 33 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 19 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Windy then
    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. North wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Southeast wind around 7 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

    Low: 18 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Northeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. North wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 6 °F

    Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Calm wind.
Wednesday
A chance of snow between 8am and 11am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 42. Light and variable wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 26. West wind around 7 mph becoming south in the evening.
Thursday
Snow likely before 10am, then rain and snow. High near 48. Breezy, with a southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then a chance of snow between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 33 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. North wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Southeast wind around 7 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Saturday
Snow likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Northeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
Snow likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. North wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 21. North wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Bismarck ND
 46.81°N 100.76°W
Last Update:
9:37 pm CDT Mar 10, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10pm CDT Mar 10, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 17, 2026
 
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