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Fire Weather Issues; Pacific System Moving Inland

Dry fuels, strong winds and dry weather will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the areas of the Plains, Midwest and Southeast today. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Bismarck, Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS)

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

Fair

34°F

1°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed SE 18 mph
Barometer 29.97 in (1016.1 mb)
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill23°F (-5°C)
Last update 20 Apr 5:52 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Bismarck ND

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind 6 to 10 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 51 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of rain, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 62 °F

    Rain Likely
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of rain before 10pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of snow, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Windy, with a west wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Windy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind 6 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday
A chance of rain, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain before 10pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Friday
A chance of snow, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Windy, with a west wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 44. West wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Bismarck ND
 46.81°N 100.8°W
Last Update:
4:36 am CDT Apr 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am CDT Apr 20, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 26, 2026
 
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