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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jamestown, Jamestown Municipal Airport (KJMS)

Lat: 46.93°NLon: 98.68°WElev: 1499ft.

Light Snow and Windy

16°F

-9°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed NW 28 G 39 mph
Barometer 29.92 in (1016.4 mb)
Dewpoint 8°F (-13°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Wind Chill-4°F (-20°C)
Last update 21 Jan 12:56 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Buchanan ND

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 06:00am until January 25, 12:00pm
Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 01:19pm until January 21, 06:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch
Winter Weather Advisory
  •  
    Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 01:19pm until January 21, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Wed

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 21 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of snow between 8pm and 4am. Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -25. Northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: -11 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy blowing snow after 7am. Partly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -15 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -40. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: -3 °F⇓

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -24. Wind chill values as low as -45. Northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: -24 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -12. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: -12 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. Southwest wind around 7 mph.

    Low: -20 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. South wind 7 to 9 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: -2 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -18. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

    Low: -18 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of snow before 5pm. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of snow between 8pm and 4am. Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -25. Northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
Patchy blowing snow after 7am. Partly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -15 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -40. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -24. Wind chill values as low as -45. Northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -12. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. South wind 7 to 9 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -18. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 0. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -9. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 15. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. West wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 15. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Buchanan ND
 47.07°N 98.83°W
Last Update:
12:36 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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