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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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

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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

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
Low: -5 °F
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Saturday
High: 19 °F
Partly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 7 °F
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Sunday
High: 26 °F
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Sunday Night
Low: -2 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy
M.L.King Day
High: 11 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
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.