Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

WATFORD CITY (KS25)

Lat: 47.8°NLon: 103.25°WElev: 2113ft.

Mostly Cloudy

-8°F

-22°C

Humidity 70%
Wind Speed NW 17 mph
Barometer 30.42 in
Dewpoint -15°F (-26°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-31°F (-35°C)
Last update 17 Jan 4:35 am CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles E Keene ND

Wind Advisory January 18, 12:00am until January 18, 06:00pm
Cold Weather Advisory January 17, 04:54am until January 17, 12:00pm
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Wind Advisory
Cold Weather Advisory
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    Cold Weather Advisory January 17, 04:54am until January 17, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Sat

    Cold Weather Advisory

  • Today

    High: 25 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly between 2am and 5am.  Patchy blowing snow between 3am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 11 by 9pm, then rising to around 26 during the remainder of the night. Windy, with a southwest wind 17 to 27 mph becoming northwest 29 to 39 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 11 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 3 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 34 to 39 mph decreasing to 28 to 33 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Cold

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 3 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Blustery, with a southwest wind 7 to 12 mph becoming northwest 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A slight chance of snow before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 7 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Blustery then
    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -35. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly between 2am and 5am. Patchy blowing snow between 3am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 11 by 9pm, then rising to around 26 during the remainder of the night. Windy, with a southwest wind 17 to 27 mph becoming northwest 29 to 39 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 3 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 34 to 39 mph decreasing to 28 to 33 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Blustery, with a southwest wind 7 to 12 mph becoming northwest 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 13. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. North wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. North wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts 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
3:36 am CST Jan 17, 2026
4am CST Jan 17, 2026-6pm CST Jan 23, 2026
 
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