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Tracking Weekend Storm Impacts

A storm and trailing cold front will continue to slowly move through the Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend with widespread rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. A fast-moving clipper storm may bring several inches of snow to the north-central Plains, Midwest, eastern Great Lakes, and Northeast regions this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Bismarck, Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS)

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

Fair

0°F

-18°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed N 7 mph
Barometer 30.14 in (1024.9 mb)
Dewpoint -4°F (-20°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-13°F (-25°C)
Last update 6 Dec 7:52 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Sterling ND

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -15. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: -8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow likely, mainly between 9am and 4pm. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -20. Southeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 10 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy blowing snow between 1pm and 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. South wind 11 to 18 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of freezing rain between midnight and 3am, then a slight chance of snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind 9 to 17 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Wintry
    Mix

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Rain and snow. High near 38. Windy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 38 °F

    Rain/Snow
    then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely and
    Windy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Windy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A slight chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. East wind 10 to 14 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: 3 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -15. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable.
Sunday
Snow likely, mainly between 9am and 4pm. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -20. Southeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday
Patchy blowing snow between 1pm and 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. South wind 11 to 18 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of freezing rain between midnight and 3am, then a slight chance of snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind 9 to 17 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday
Rain and snow. High near 38. Windy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Wednesday
A slight chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. East wind 10 to 14 mph becoming north after midnight.
Thursday
A chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 10. Northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -14. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 4.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Sterling ND
 46.82°N 100.3°W
Last Update:
8:06 pm CST Dec 6, 2025
Forecast Valid:
8pm CST Dec 6, 2025-6pm CST Dec 13, 2025
 
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