Lake-Effect Snow through Friday; Strong Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper-like system will drop down from Canada on Thursday, bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains Thursday afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

High Wind Watch in effect from January 15, 12:00 PM CST until January 16, 06:00 PM CST

Current conditions at

WATFORD CITY (KS25)

Lat: 47.8°NLon: 103.25°WElev: 2113ft.

Fair

34°F

1°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	W 8 mph
Barometer	29.81 in
Dewpoint	34°F (1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	27°F (-3°C)
Last update	14 Jan 11:55 pm CST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles E Keene ND

High Wind Watch January 15, 12:00pm until January 16, 06:00pm

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High Wind Watch

Overnight
Low: 29 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
Thursday
High: 37 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and Very
Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 10 °F
Snow Likely
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Friday
High: 18 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Very
Windy
Friday Night
Low: -6 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Windy
Saturday
High: 19 °F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 9 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Mostly
Cloudy and
Blustery
Sunday
High: 23 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Windy
Sunday Night
Low: -1 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of snow after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Very windy, with a west wind 21 to 31 mph increasing to 31 to 41 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

Thursday Night

Snow likely. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Very windy, with a northwest wind around 41 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. Very windy, with a northwest wind 32 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. North wind 11 to 18 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Blustery, with a southwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming northwest 19 to 24 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

M.L.King Day

Mostly sunny, with a high near 15. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 23. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.