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Tracking Atmospheric River for California; Record Temperatures Further East

An atmospheric river will bring gusty to high winds, moderate to heavy rainfall, and potential flooding to California today through Saturday. Heavy snow will be possible over the Sierra Nevada mountains into Friday associated with this atmospheric river. East of these impacts dozens of record high maximum and high minimum temperatures may be broken or tied today and Friday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Bismarck, Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS)

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

Fair

55°F

13°C

Humidity 53%
Wind Speed SE 5 mph
Barometer 29.85 in (1011.8 mb)
Dewpoint 38°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill54°F (12°C)
Last update 13 Nov 1:52 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Bismarck ND

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a steady temperature around 52. Southeast wind around 7 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. South wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 65. South wind around 7 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 45. Light and variable wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. East wind 6 to 9 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. East wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a steady temperature around 52. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. South wind around 7 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 65. South wind around 7 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 45. Light and variable wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. East wind 6 to 9 mph.
Monday
A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. East wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of rain before midnight, then a chance of freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. East wind 8 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. East wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Bismarck ND
 46.81°N 100.8°W
Last Update:
1:46 pm CST Nov 13, 2025
Forecast Valid:
2pm CST Nov 13, 2025-6pm CST Nov 19, 2025
 
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