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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

WATFORD CITY (KS25)

Lat: 47.8°NLon: 103.25°WElev: 2113ft.

Light Snow and Windy

12°F

-11°C

Humidity	73%
Wind Speed	NW 28 mph
Barometer	30.12 in
Dewpoint	5°F (-15°C)
Visibility	1.75 mi
Wind Chill	-9°F (-23°C)
Last update	21 Jan 12:35 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Watford City ND

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 06:00pm until January 23, 12:00pm

Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 12:49pm until January 21, 06:00pm

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Extreme Cold Watch

Winter Weather Advisory

Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 12:49pm until January 21, 06:00pm
NOW until 6:00pm Wed
Winter Weather Advisory
This Afternoon
High: 12 °F
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: -11 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Thursday
High: -3 °F⇓
Cold
Thursday Night
Low: -30 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: -12 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -23 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 0 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -18 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1pm. Patchy blowing snow before 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 12. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight

A slight chance of snow between 7pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -20. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -13 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -35. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -30. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -12. Calm wind.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -23. Calm wind.

Saturday

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

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -18. North wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 7. West wind 5 to 10 mph.