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Current conditions at

Bismarck, Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS)

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

Overcast

13°F

-11°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed Vrbl 5 mph
Barometer 30.28 in (1029.2 mb)
Dewpoint 0°F (-18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill5°F (-15°C)
Last update 28 Jan 11:52 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Dawson ND

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 8. North wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 8 °F

    Cold

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Light and variable wind.

    Low: -3 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: 11 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. Wind chill values as low as -25. East wind around 8 mph.

    Low: -12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 2. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 2 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -8. South wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: -8 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow likely, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Windy, with a south wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 25 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Breezy
    then Snow
    Likely and
    Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. South wind around 18 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 8. North wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Light and variable wind.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. Wind chill values as low as -25. East wind around 8 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 2. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -8. South wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday
Snow likely, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Windy, with a south wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. South wind around 18 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Southeast wind around 11 mph becoming south after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Dawson ND
 46.86°N 99.75°W
Last Update:
12:26 pm CST Jan 28, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm CST Jan 28, 2026-6pm CST Feb 3, 2026
 
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