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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Bismarck, Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS)

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

A Few Clouds and Breezy

16°F

-9°C

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed NW 23 G 39 mph
Barometer 30.05 in (1020.6 mb)
Dewpoint 4°F (-16°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Wind Chill-2°F (-19°C)
Last update 21 Jan 1:52 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Bismarck ND

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 06:00am until January 25, 12:00pm
Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 01:56pm until January 21, 06:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch
Winter Weather Advisory
  •  
    Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 01:56pm until January 21, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Wed

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 25 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of snow between 8pm and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -15. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: -7 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -10 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -30. Northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 2 °F⇓

    Cold

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -23. Wind chill values as low as -40. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: -23 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: -9 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. South wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: -20 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

    High: 1 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -17. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: -17 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of snow before 4pm. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of snow between 8pm and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -15. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
Partly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -10 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -30. Northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -23. Wind chill values as low as -40. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. South wind 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -17. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 4. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. Southwest wind around 8 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNW Bismarck ND
 46.83°N 100.8°W
Last Update:
12:36 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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