Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Current conditions at

HAZEN (KHZE)

Lat: 47.28°NLon: 101.58°WElev: 1814ft.

Light Snow

19°F

-7°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed SW 16 mph
Barometer 29.80 in
Dewpoint 12°F (-11°C)
Visibility 2.00 mi
Wind Chill4°F (-16°C)
Last update 21 Jan 2:35 am CST
Extended Forecast for

13 Miles WSW Center ND

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 06:00pm until January 23, 12:00pm
Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 06:00am until January 21, 06:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch
Winter Weather Advisory
  • Overnight

    Overnight: Snow, mainly after 3am.  Patchy blowing snow after 3am. Low around 8. Windy, with a west wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    Low: 8 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Snow before noon, then a slight chance of flurries between noon and 4pm.  Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 8am and 9am. Temperature falling to around 11 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 22 °F

    Snow and
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A slight chance of flurries after 9pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -20. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: -10 °F

    Slight Chance
    Flurries

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy blowing snow between 10am and 3pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Wind chill values as low as -35. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 0 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -27. Northwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: -27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -12. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable  in the afternoon.

    High: -12 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -22. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph after midnight.

    Low: -22 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

    High: -1 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -18. North wind around 7 mph becoming south in the evening.

    Low: -18 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Snow, mainly after 3am. Patchy blowing snow after 3am. Low around 8. Windy, with a west wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Wednesday
Snow before noon, then a slight chance of flurries between noon and 4pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 8am and 9am. Temperature falling to around 11 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of flurries after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -20. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Thursday
Patchy blowing snow between 10am and 3pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Wind chill values as low as -35. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -27. Northwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -12. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -22. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph after midnight.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -18. North wind around 7 mph becoming south in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 7. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. West wind around 9 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Southwest wind around 8 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 24.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
13 Miles WSW Center ND
 47.04°N 101.55°W
2:36 am CST Jan 21, 2026
2am CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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