Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Bismarck, Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS)

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

A Few Clouds and Breezy

18°F

-8°C

Humidity	74%
Wind Speed	NW 22 G 36 mph
Barometer	29.96 in (1017.9 mb)
Dewpoint	11°F (-12°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	1°F (-17°C)
Last update	21 Jan 9:52 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Bismarck ND

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 06:00am until January 25, 12:00pm

Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 10:10am until January 21, 06:00pm

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Extreme Cold Watch

Winter Weather Advisory

Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 10:10am until January 21, 06:00pm
NOW until 6:00pm Wed
Winter Weather Advisory
Today
High: 25 °F⇓
Slight Chance
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: -7 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Thursday
High: 2 °F⇓
Cold
Thursday Night
Low: -23 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: -9 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -20 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 1 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -17 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 20 percent chance of snow before 4pm. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 14 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.

Tonight

A slight chance of snow between 8pm and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -15. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday

Partly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -10 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -30. Northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -23. Wind chill values as low as -40. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. Light south wind.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -17. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Sunday

Sunny and cold, with a high near 4. West wind 6 to 9 mph.