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Above Average Temperatures for the West and Central Plains; Lake Effect Snow Continues

Well above average temperatures will prevail across the Plains and the West Coast this week, while a cold front will bring Arctic air to the South and East Coast Thursday and Friday. Lake effect snow is forecast downwind of the Great Lakes through Thursday along and behind the Arctic front, as well as mountain snow across the Southern Appalachians. Read More >

Current conditions at

Bismarck, Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS)

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

Overcast

38°F

3°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed NW 17 G 30 mph
Barometer 30.03 in (1018.3 mb)
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 13 Jan 7:52 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSW Baldwin ND

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered rain and snow showers before 11pm, then a slight chance of snow showers between 11pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. North wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 20 °F

    Scattered
    Rain/Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 31. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Windy, with a northwest wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow likely. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 14 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 18 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Blustery, with a north wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. North wind 11 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Southwest wind 11 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Scattered rain and snow showers before 11pm, then a slight chance of snow showers between 11pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. North wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 31. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Windy, with a northwest wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.
Thursday Night
Snow likely. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Blustery, with a north wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. North wind 11 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Southwest wind 11 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Northwest wind around 9 mph becoming south in the evening.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 23.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SSW Baldwin ND
 46.92°N 100.8°W
Last Update:
8:37 pm CST Jan 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm CST Jan 13, 2026-6pm CST Jan 20, 2026
 
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