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Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain & Isolated Severe Thunderstorms in Southern California

Snow squalls are likely to cross the Lower Great Lakes this evening and the Ohio Valley through the interior Northeast/northern Mid-Atlantic overnight, before potentially reaching the I-95 corridor from D.C. to New York City early New Year’s Day morning. Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms will impact coastal southern California including Los Angeles tonight into early on New Year's Day. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Williston Basin International Airport (KXWA)

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

Freezing Fog

16°F

-9°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed SE 6 mph
Barometer 29.79 in (1014.4 mb)
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 0.25 mi
Wind Chill7°F (-14°C)
Last update 1 Jan 2:51 am CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ENE Williston ND

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a steady temperature around 15. East wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 15 °F

    Areas Fog

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 19. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Cloudy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Areas of fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 12. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 12 °F

    Cloudy then
    Areas Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 19. East wind 6 to 9 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 18. North wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

    High: 18 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Southeast wind 9 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. South wind 7 to 9 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a steady temperature around 15. East wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.
New Year's Day
Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 19. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Thursday Night
Areas of fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 12. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east after midnight.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 19. East wind 6 to 9 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 18. North wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Southeast wind 9 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. South wind 7 to 9 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. West wind around 9 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. West wind around 11 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ENE Williston ND
 48.18°N 103.51°W
Last Update:
3:16 am CST Jan 1, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3am CST Jan 1, 2026-6pm CST Jan 7, 2026
 
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