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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Bismarck, Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS)

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

Fair

16°F

-9°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.15 in (1023.7 mb)
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 11 Mar 5:52 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

McKenzie ND

High Wind Watch March 12, 01:00pm until March 13, 01:00am
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High Wind Watch

  • Today

    Today: A chance of snow between 8am and 11am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 41. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 41 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Fog then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the evening.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain and snow before 11am, then rain between 11am and 4pm, then rain and snow after 4pm. High near 48. Windy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west 22 to 32 mph. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 48 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow, mainly before 7pm. Low around 19. Windy, with a northwest wind 31 to 36 mph decreasing to 22 to 27 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 19 °F

    Windy. Snow
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Northwest wind 8 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southeast wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. East wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 31 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a north wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of snow before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Blustery, with a north wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of snow between 8am and 11am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 41. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the evening.
Thursday
Rain and snow before 11am, then rain between 11am and 4pm, then rain and snow after 4pm. High near 48. Windy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west 22 to 32 mph. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
Snow, mainly before 7pm. Low around 19. Windy, with a northwest wind 31 to 36 mph decreasing to 22 to 27 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Northwest wind 8 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
Saturday
Snow likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. East wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a north wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
A chance of snow before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Blustery, with a north wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. West wind 8 to 11 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Southeast wind around 11 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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Point Forecast:
McKenzie ND
 46.82°N 100.43°W
Last Update:
5:26 am CDT Mar 11, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6am CDT Mar 11, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 17, 2026
 
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