Snow May Produce Poor Travel Conditions in the North-Central U.S. and East Coast

A strong cold front sweeping across the Northern Plains may bring snow showers and snow squalls from eastern Montana to north-central Nebraska, with blizzard conditions possible in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Montana. Heavy snow is expected to persist downwind of the Great Lakes. Snow showers will spread up the East Coast across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast coasts. Read More >

Current conditions at

WATFORD CITY (KS25)

Lat: 47.8°NLon: 103.25°WElev: 2113ft.

Partly Cloudy and Breezy

5°F

-15°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed NW 22 G 28 mph
Barometer 30.33 in
Dewpoint 0°F (-18°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Wind Chill-16°F (-27°C)
Last update 18 Jan 1:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles E Keene ND

Wind Advisory January 18, 01:40pm until January 18, 06:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  •  
    Wind Advisory January 18, 01:40pm until January 18, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Sun

    Wind Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 26 °F

    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Patchy blowing snow between 11am and 3pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Northwest wind 5 to 13 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Snow likely, mainly before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 19 °F

    Snow Likely
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Snow likely, mainly after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 9 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Breezy then
    Snow Likely
    and Blustery

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    High: 17 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 2pm and 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Tonight
Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
M.L.King Day
Patchy blowing snow between 11am and 3pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Northwest wind 5 to 13 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Snow likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night
Snow likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. North wind 9 to 11 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -17. North wind around 10 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Northeast wind around 11 mph becoming southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles E Keene ND
 47.92°N 102.83°W
12:46 pm CST Jan 18, 2026
1pm CST Jan 18, 2026-6pm CST Jan 24, 2026
 
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