Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Bottineau Municipal Airport (KD09)

Lat: 48.83°NLon: 100.42°WElev: 1680ft.

Light Snow Fog/Mist

12°F

-11°C

Humidity	85%
Wind Speed	NW 18 mph
Barometer	29.88 in
Dewpoint	9°F (-13°C)
Visibility	4.00 mi
Wind Chill	-5°F (-21°C)
Last update	21 Jan 10:15 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

7 Miles W Willow City ND

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 06:00am until January 25, 12:00pm

Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 10:25am until January 21, 06:00pm

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Extreme Cold Watch

Winter Weather Advisory

Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 10:25am until January 21, 06:00pm
NOW until 6:00pm Wed
Winter Weather Advisory
Today
High: 17 °F⇓
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: -18 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Thursday
High: -11 °F⇓
Mostly Sunny
then Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
Thursday Night
Low: -29 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: -16 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -29 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -9 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -26 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly between 3pm and 4pm. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 7 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of snow before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -18. Wind chill values as low as -35. Northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Thursday

Patchy blowing snow between noon and 3pm. Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -20 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -45. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -29. Wind chill values as low as -50. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near -16. West wind 5 to 8 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -29. Light and variable wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -9. South wind around 6 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -26. North wind around 6 mph becoming west after midnight.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.