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

Glendive, Dawson Community Airport (KGDV)

Lat: 47.13333°NLon: 104.8°WElev: 2457.0ft.

light snow

18°F

-8°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed WNW 29 MPH
Barometer 30.15 in (1021.0 mb)
Dewpoint 12°F (-11°C)
Visibility 1.50 mi
Wind Chill-1°F (-18°C)
Last update 21 Jan 12:10 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

14 Miles WSW Trotters ND

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of snow before 1pm.  Patchy blowing snow before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 13 by 5pm. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Cloudy, with a low around -6. Wind chill values between -10 and -20. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: -6 °F

    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny and cold, with a temperature rising to near 0 by noon, then falling to around -9 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values between -20 and -30. North northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 0 °F

    Cold

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -24. Wind chill values between -30 and -35. North wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light north northeast  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: -24 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -5. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: -5 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -17. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: -17 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 5. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 5 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -14. North wind around 7 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: -14 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 10. West wind 7 to 10 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Patchy blowing snow before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 13 by 5pm. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tonight
Cloudy, with a low around -6. Wind chill values between -10 and -20. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny and cold, with a temperature rising to near 0 by noon, then falling to around -9 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values between -20 and -30. North northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -24. Wind chill values between -30 and -35. North wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -5. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -17. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 5. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -14. North wind around 7 mph becoming west after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 10. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. West southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. West southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 25.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
14 Miles WSW Trotters ND
 47.21°N 104.17°W (Elev. 2500 ft)
10:12 am MST Jan 21, 2026
12pm MST Jan 21, 2026-6pm MST Jan 27, 2026
 
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