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

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

WATFORD CITY (KS25)

Lat: 47.8°NLon: 103.25°WElev: 2113ft.

Light Snow

16°F

-9°C

Humidity	86%
Wind Speed	NW 20 mph
Barometer	30.06 in
Dewpoint	12°F (-11°C)
Visibility	5.00 mi
Wind Chill	-1°F (-18°C)
Last update	20 Jan 5:15 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Watford City ND

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

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Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight
Low: 7 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Snow
Likely and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday
High: 20 °F⇓
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: -8 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 0 °F
Cold
Thursday Night
Low: -27 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: -9 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -21 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 0 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -16 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Snow likely, mainly between midnight and 5am. Patchy blowing snow after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 7. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 8am. Patchy blowing snow before 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a temperature falling to around 10 by 3pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -20. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Thursday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Wind chill values as low as -30. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -27. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Calm wind.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. Calm wind.

Saturday

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