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

Williston Basin International Airport (KXWA)

Lat: 48.26°NLon: 103.75°WElev: 2353ft.

Fair

-10°F

-23°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed NW 16 mph
Barometer 30.39 in (1036.5 mb)
Dewpoint -16°F (-27°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-33°F (-36°C)
Last update 17 Jan 3:51 am CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ENE Williston ND

Wind Advisory January 18, 12:00am until January 18, 06:00pm
Cold Weather Advisory January 17, 04:07am until January 17, 12:00pm
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Wind Advisory
Cold Weather Advisory
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    Cold Weather Advisory January 17, 04:07am until January 17, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Sat

    Cold Weather Advisory

  • Today

    High: 27 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly between 3am and 5am.  Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 20. Windy, with a southwest wind 17 to 22 mph becoming northwest 28 to 33 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph.  Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Chance
    Snow and
    Windy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 5 by 4pm. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph.

    High: 20 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -20. Northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Blustery, with a south wind 7 to 12 mph becoming northwest 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as -30. Northwest wind 9 to 18 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly between 3am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 20. Windy, with a southwest wind 17 to 22 mph becoming northwest 28 to 33 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 5 by 4pm. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -20. Northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south after midnight.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Blustery, with a south wind 7 to 12 mph becoming northwest 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 13. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. North wind 9 to 11 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. North wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ENE Williston ND
 48.18°N 103.51°W
3:36 am CST Jan 17, 2026
4am CST Jan 17, 2026-6pm CST Jan 23, 2026
 
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