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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fargo, Hector International Airport (KFAR)

Lat: 46.93°NLon: 96.81°WElev: 899ft.

Light Snow Blowing Snow and Windy

6°F

-14°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed NW 28 G 36 mph
Barometer 29.93 in (1015.8 mb)
Dewpoint 2°F (-17°C)
Visibility 1.00 mi
Wind Chill-17°F (-27°C)
Last update 16 Jan 7:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Fargo ND

Winter Storm Watch January 18, 03:00am until January 18, 09:00pm
Cold Weather Advisory January 17, 12:00am until January 17, 04:00pm
Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 08:43pm until January 17, 06:00am
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Winter Storm Watch
Cold Weather Advisory
Winter Weather Advisory
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    Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 08:43pm until January 17, 06:00am

    NOW until 6:00am Sat

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: -4 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Areas
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 9am. Patchy blowing snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around -4 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -27. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    High: -1 °F⇓

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow likely after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 11 by 5am. Wind chill values as low as -18. West wind 6 to 16 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: -3 °F⇑

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Snow
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -21. Windy, with a west southwest wind 14 to 19 mph becoming north northwest 27 to 32 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.

    High: 16 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. Blustery, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

    Low: -6 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 4. West northwest wind 11 to 17 mph.

    High: 4 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -8. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: -8 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12. South wind 6 to 9 mph.

    High: 12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Snow likely. Areas of blowing snow. Cloudy, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -24. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 23 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 9am. Patchy blowing snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around -4 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -27. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Saturday Night
Snow likely after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 11 by 5am. Wind chill values as low as -18. West wind 6 to 16 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -21. Windy, with a west southwest wind 14 to 19 mph becoming north northwest 27 to 32 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. Blustery, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 4. West northwest wind 11 to 17 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -8. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12. South wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. South wind around 9 mph becoming northwest in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. West northwest wind around 9 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 10. West northwest wind around 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 8. North northwest wind 9 to 11 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fargo ND
 46.87°N 96.82°W
Last Update:
8:37 pm CST Jan 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm CST Jan 16, 2026-6pm CST Jan 23, 2026
 
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