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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Bismarck, Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS)

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

Partly Cloudy

52°F

11°C

Humidity 40%
Wind Speed Vrbl 6 G 17 mph
Barometer 30.20 in (1023.7 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill50°F (10°C)
Last update 19 May 1:52 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Bismarck ND

Frost Advisory May 20, 01:00am until May 20, 09:00am
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Frost Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A slight chance of sprinkles before 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Slight Chance
    Sprinkles

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Areas of frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 35. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph after midnight.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Areas
    Frost

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Areas of frost before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 45 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 65 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A slight chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

    Low: 42 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A slight chance of sprinkles before 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Areas of frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 35. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph after midnight.
Wednesday
Areas of frost before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Thursday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday Night
A slight chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind 5 to 9 mph.
Memorial Day
Sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Bismarck ND
 46.81°N 100.76°W
Last Update:
1:31 pm CDT May 19, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm CDT May 19, 2026-6pm CDT May 25, 2026
 
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