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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Bismarck, Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS)

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

Overcast

11°F

-12°C

Humidity 77%
Wind Speed NW 17 G 25 mph
Barometer 30.11 in (1022.3 mb)
Dewpoint 5°F (-15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-6°F (-21°C)
Last update 10 Dec 6:52 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Sterling ND

Winter Weather Advisory December 10, 06:00pm until December 11, 06:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory

  • Today

    Today: A chance of flurries before 11am. Increasing clouds and cold, with a steady temperature around 9. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow likely before 3am, then snow and freezing rain likely. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 16 by 4am. Southeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 9 °F⇑

    Chance Snow
    then Wintry
    Mix Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Snow, freezing rain, and sleet likely before 10am, then snow and freezing rain likely between 10am and noon, then a chance of snow after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 26. South wind 10 to 14 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 26 °F

    Wintry Mix
    Likely then
    Chance Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Patchy blowing snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing snow before 9am. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 1. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 1 °F

    Blustery.
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around -8. North wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: -8 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

    High: 0 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

    Low: -15 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 14. South wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of flurries before 11am. Increasing clouds and cold, with a steady temperature around 9. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Tonight
Snow likely before 3am, then snow and freezing rain likely. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 16 by 4am. Southeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Thursday
Snow, freezing rain, and sleet likely before 10am, then snow and freezing rain likely between 10am and noon, then a chance of snow after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 26. South wind 10 to 14 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Patchy blowing snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing snow before 9am. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 1. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around -8. North wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 14. South wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. South wind 11 to 17 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. West wind 9 to 13 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Southwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Sterling ND
 46.82°N 100.3°W
Last Update:
7:11 am CST Dec 10, 2025
Forecast Valid:
7am CST Dec 10, 2025-6pm CST Dec 16, 2025
 
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