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Current conditions at

Bismarck, Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS)

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

Fair

23°F

-5°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.77 in (1009.4 mb)
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 Feb 1:52 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Sterling ND

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Calm wind.

    Low: 28 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Washington's Birthday

    Washington's Birthday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 48. Light east wind becoming southeast 8 to 13 mph in the morning.

    High: 48 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 33. Breezy, with an east wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Mostly
    Cloudy and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Rain likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 44. Windy, with an east wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 44 °F

    Windy. Slight
    Chance Rain
    then Rain
    Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Rain before midnight, then rain and snow likely between midnight and 3am, then snow likely after 3am. Low around 28. Blustery, with an east wind 17 to 20 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 28 °F

    Rain then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely and
    Blustery

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Snow likely, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 32 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Patchy blowing snow after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 10 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 15 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Calm wind.
Washington's Birthday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 48. Light east wind becoming southeast 8 to 13 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 33. Breezy, with an east wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Tuesday
Rain likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 44. Windy, with an east wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night
Rain before midnight, then rain and snow likely between midnight and 3am, then snow likely after 3am. Low around 28. Blustery, with an east wind 17 to 20 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday
Snow likely, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Patchy blowing snow after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Thursday
A chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. North wind around 9 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 19.
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Point Forecast:
Sterling ND
 46.82°N 100.3°W
Last Update:
2:22 am CST Feb 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2am CST Feb 16, 2026-6pm CST Feb 22, 2026
 
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