Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures This Weekend

Another clipper will drop into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest into Sunday with snow and gusty winds contributing to some areas of blizzard conditions and snow squalls. Impactful snowfall will occur up and down the East Coast Sunday extending from the western Florida Panhandle to Maine. Read More >

Current conditions at

Williston Basin International Airport (KXWA)

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

Overcast

25°F

-4°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed W 12 mph
Barometer 29.87 in (1016.6 mb)
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill14°F (-10°C)
Last update 18 Jan 2:51 am CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ENE Williston ND

Wind Advisory January 18, 03:05am until January 18, 06:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  •  
    Wind Advisory January 18, 03:05am until January 18, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Sun

    Wind Advisory

  • Overnight

    Low: 25 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 4 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.

    High: 20 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -20. Northwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Wind chill values as low as -20. Northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 12 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: 2 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Blustery, with a south wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest 17 to 22 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a west wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 17 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 5am. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 4 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -20. Northwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Wind chill values as low as -20. Northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Blustery, with a south wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest 17 to 22 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a west wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. West wind 7 to 11 mph becoming north in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. North wind around 10 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. North wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -19. North wind 9 to 11 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -8.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ENE Williston ND
 48.18°N 103.51°W
2:36 am CST Jan 18, 2026
3am CST Jan 18, 2026-6pm CST Jan 24, 2026
 
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