Lake-Effect Snow through Friday; Strong Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper-like system will drop down from Canada on Thursday, bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains Thursday afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Wind Advisory in effect from January 15, 06:00 PM CST until January 16, 06:00 PM CST

Current conditions at

ROLLA (K06D)

Lat: 48.88°NLon: 99.62°WElev: 1824ft.

Overcast

27°F

-3°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	SW 17 mph
Barometer	29.64 in
Dewpoint	27°F (-3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	14°F (-10°C)
Last update	15 Jan 3:35 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SW Shell Valley ND

Wind Advisory January 15, 06:00pm until January 16, 06:00pm

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Wind Advisory

Overnight
Low: 20 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 34 °F
Increasing
Clouds and
Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 1 °F
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Friday
High: 7 °F
Windy. Chance
Snow then
Slight Chance
Snow
Friday Night
Low: -14 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 3 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -10 °F
Chance Snow
Sunday
High: 14 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Windy
Sunday Night
Low: -12 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 20. Southwest wind around 9 mph.

Thursday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 34. Windy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

Thursday Night

Snow. Patchy blowing snow before 1am, then patchy blowing snow after 3am. Low around 1. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday

A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 7. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -14. North wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Windy, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

M.L.King Day

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -11. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Northwest wind around 9 mph.