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

14°F

-10°C

Humidity 58%
Wind Speed SW 17 mph
Barometer 29.81 in (1016.6 mb)
Dewpoint 2°F (-17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-2°F (-19°C)
Last update 17 Jan 6:51 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ENE Williston ND

Wind Advisory January 18, 12:00am until January 18, 06:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 3am.  Patchy blowing snow after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 28 by 2am. Windy, with a southwest wind 16 to 21 mph becoming northwest 27 to 32 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph.  Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 14 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of snow before 9am.  Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 4 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a north wind 23 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 21 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Wind chill values as low as -20. West 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 1. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Blustery, with a southwest wind 7 to 12 mph becoming northwest 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 10 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 16 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. West wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 3 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 3am. Patchy blowing snow after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 28 by 2am. Windy, with a southwest wind 16 to 21 mph becoming northwest 27 to 32 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of snow before 9am. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 4 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a north wind 23 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Wind chill values as low as -20. West wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Blustery, with a southwest wind 7 to 12 mph becoming northwest 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. West wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. North wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. North wind 9 to 11 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -16. East wind 9 to 11 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near -4.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ENE Williston ND
 48.18°N 103.51°W
6:36 pm CST Jan 17, 2026
7pm CST Jan 17, 2026-6pm CST Jan 24, 2026
 
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