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 Breezy

12°F

-11°C

Humidity	73%
Wind Speed	NW 25 G 33 mph
Barometer	30.12 in
Dewpoint	5°F (-15°C)
Visibility	1.00 mi
Wind Chill	-8°F (-22°C)
Last update	21 Jan 12:15 pm CST

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

5 Miles E Keene ND

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

Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 12:28pm until January 21, 06:00pm

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Extreme Cold Watch

Winter Weather Advisory

Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 12:28pm until January 21, 06:00pm
NOW until 6:00pm Wed
Winter Weather Advisory
This Afternoon
High: 10 °F
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: -12 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Thursday
High: -2 °F⇓
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
Thursday Night
Low: -34 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: -14 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -25 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -3 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -21 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1pm. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a steady temperature around 10. Windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight

A slight chance of snow between 7pm and 2am. Patchy blowing snow before 11pm, then patchy blowing snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday

Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -16 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -40. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -34. Wind chill values as low as -50. Northwest wind 12 to 17 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -14. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -25. South wind 3 to 5 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. North wind around 8 mph becoming west after midnight.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.