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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Bismarck, Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS)

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

Overcast and Windy

22°F

-6°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed NW 31 G 44 mph
Barometer 29.92 in (1015.2 mb)
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill4°F (-16°C)
Last update 9 Dec 11:52 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Sterling ND

Winter Weather Advisory December 10, 06:00pm until December 11, 06:00pm
High Wind Warning December 10, 12:25am until December 10, 03:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory
High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning December 10, 12:25am until December 10, 03:00am

    NOW until 3:00am Wed

    High Wind Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 7 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a steady temperature around 9. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Snow likely before 3am, then snow and freezing rain likely. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 9 by 8pm, then rising to around 16 during the remainder of the night. Southeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    Low: 9 °F⇑

    Chance Snow
    then Wintry
    Mix Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 25. South wind 10 to 13 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 25 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 29 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

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around -10. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: -10 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near -1. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

    High: -1 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Partly
    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a steady temperature around 9. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Wednesday Night
Snow likely before 3am, then snow and freezing rain likely. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 9 by 8pm, then rising to around 16 during the remainder of the night. Southeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Thursday
Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 25. South wind 10 to 13 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 29 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 -10. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
A chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near -1. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Sunday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Southeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. South wind 11 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. West wind around 11 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. South wind 9 to 11 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 30.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Sterling ND
 46.82°N 100.3°W
Last Update:
11:36 pm CST Dec 9, 2025
Forecast Valid:
12am CST Dec 10, 2025-6pm CST Dec 16, 2025
 
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