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

25°F

-4°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed NW 15 mph
Barometer 29.73 in
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 1.00 mi
Wind Chill13°F (-11°C)
Last update 21 Jan 5:55 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Golden Valley ND

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

    NOW until 6:00pm Wed

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Today

    High: 22 °F

    Snow and
    Areas Blowing
    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of flurries after 10pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -20. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: -11 °F

    Slight Chance
    Flurries

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy blowing snow between 10am and 4pm. Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -13 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -35. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: -1 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -30. Wind chill values as low as -40. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: -30 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -12. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

    High: -12 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -24. Calm wind.

    Low: -24 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 0 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. North wind around 6 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: -21 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow before noon, then a slight chance of flurries between noon and 4pm. Areas of blowing snow. Temperature falling to around 11 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
A slight chance of flurries after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -20. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Thursday
Patchy blowing snow between 10am and 4pm. Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -13 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -35. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -30. Wind chill values as low as -40. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -12. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -24. Calm wind.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. North wind around 6 mph becoming west after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -8. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 19. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Golden Valley ND
 47.3°N 102.07°W
5:36 am CST Jan 21, 2026
6am CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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