Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Bismarck, Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS)

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

Unknown Precip and Breezy

7°F

-14°C

Humidity 66%
Wind Speed NW 22 G 44 mph
Barometer 29.94 in (1017.0 mb)
Dewpoint -2°F (-19°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Wind Chill-14°F (-26°C)
Last update 16 Jan 12:52 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Bismarck ND

Cold Weather Advisory January 16, 09:00pm until January 17, 12:00pm
Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 02:27pm until January 17, 12:00am
High Wind Warning January 16, 02:27pm until January 16, 06:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
Winter Weather Advisory
High Wind Warning
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    Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 02:27pm until January 17, 12:00am
    High Wind Warning January 16, 02:27pm until January 16, 06:00pm

    NOW: Multiple hazards in effect

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  • This Afternoon

    High: 18 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Blowing
    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 7pm.  Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: -5 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -25. Northwest wind 9 to 18 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow.  Patchy blowing snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Blustery, with a southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming northwest 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 7 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow before noon.  Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 26. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    High: 26 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -2 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 11. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 2 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow likely, mainly before 3pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 29 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 7pm. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -25. Northwest wind 9 to 18 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Blustery, with a southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming northwest 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 26. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 11. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
A slight chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNW Bismarck ND
 46.83°N 100.8°W
1:01 pm CST Jan 16, 2026
2pm CST Jan 16, 2026-6pm CST Jan 22, 2026
 
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