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Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Bismarck, Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS)

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

Light Snow and Breezy

4°F

-16°C

Humidity 69%
Wind Speed NW 24 G 33 mph
Barometer 30.27 in (1029.3 mb)
Dewpoint -4°F (-20°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Wind Chill-18°F (-28°C)
Last update 28 Dec 2:52 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Bismarck ND

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 4pm. Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 5. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 5 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered flurries before 8pm. Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Scattered
    Flurries and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -15. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 18 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 12. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 12 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

    Low: 11 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

    High: 17 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A slight chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 18 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 4pm. Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 5. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tonight
Scattered flurries before 8pm. Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -15. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 12. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
New Year's Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming west in the evening.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 19. North wind around 7 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. East wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west after midnight.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 21. West wind around 9 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 22.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNW Bismarck ND
 46.83°N 100.8°W
Last Update:
3:36 pm CST Dec 28, 2025
Forecast Valid:
3pm CST Dec 28, 2025-6pm CST Jan 4, 2026
 
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