Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Current conditions at

MANDAN (KY19)

Lat: 46.77°NLon: 100.9°WElev: 1946ft.

23°F

-5°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed W 20 mph
Barometer 29.69 in
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill8°F (-13°C)
Last update 21 Jan 5:55 am CST
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles E New Salem ND

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 06:00pm until January 23, 12:00pm
Winter Weather Advisory until January 21, 06:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch
Winter Weather Advisory
  •  
    Winter Weather Advisory until January 21, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Wed

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Today

    High: 24 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of flurries after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -15. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: -7 °F

    Slight Chance
    Flurries

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy blowing snow between 11am and 3pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -11 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -35. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 2 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -26. Wind chill values as low as -40. Northwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: -26 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -11. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: -11 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. South wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: -20 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. South wind around 7 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

    High: 1 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -18. North wind around 7 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: -18 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow before noon, then a slight chance of flurries between noon and 4pm. Patchy blowing snow. Temperature falling to around 12 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Tonight
A slight chance of flurries after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -15. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Thursday
Patchy blowing snow between 11am and 3pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -11 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -35. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -26. Wind chill values as low as -40. Northwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -11. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. South wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. South wind around 7 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -18. North wind around 7 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. West wind around 9 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. West wind around 9 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles E New Salem ND
 46.82°N 101.29°W
5:36 am CST Jan 21, 2026
6am CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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