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.

Unknown Precip and Windy

1°F

-17°C

Humidity 72%
Wind Speed N 36 G 46 mph
Barometer 30.16 in (1028.0 mb)
Dewpoint -6°F (-21°C)
Visibility 1.25 mi
Wind Chill-26°F (-32°C)
Last update 16 Jan 7:51 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ENE Williston ND

Cold Weather Advisory January 16, 09:00pm until January 17, 12:00pm
Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 08:42pm until January 17, 12:00am
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Cold Weather Advisory
Winter Weather Advisory
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    Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 08:42pm until January 17, 12:00am

    NOW until 12:00am Sat

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: -8 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -25. Northwest wind 9 to 17 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight.  Patchy blowing snow after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 16 by 8pm, then rising to around 27 during the remainder of the night. Windy, with a southwest wind 16 to 21 mph becoming northwest 23 to 28 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Cold

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: 1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of snow after noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Southwest wind 7 to 16 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 24 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy blowing snow before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -30. Windy, with a north wind 28 to 33 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -25. Northwest wind 9 to 17 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Patchy blowing snow after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 16 by 8pm, then rising to around 27 during the remainder of the night. Windy, with a southwest wind 16 to 21 mph becoming northwest 23 to 28 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.
Sunday
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south after midnight.
Tuesday
A slight chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Southwest wind 7 to 16 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. Northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 14. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. North wind around 11 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 6.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ENE Williston ND
 48.18°N 103.51°W
8:36 pm CST Jan 16, 2026
8pm CST Jan 16, 2026-6pm CST Jan 23, 2026
 
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