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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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Bottineau Municipal Airport (KD09)

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

Mostly Cloudy and Breezy

-4°F

-20°C

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed NW 21 mph
Barometer 30.18 in
Dewpoint -15°F (-26°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Wind Chill-28°F (-33°C)
Last update 16 Jan 11:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Dunseith ND

Cold Weather Advisory January 16, 11:22pm until January 17, 12:00pm
Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 11:22pm until January 17, 12:00am
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Cold Weather Advisory
Winter Weather Advisory
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    Cold Weather Advisory January 16, 11:22pm until January 17, 12:00pm
    Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 11:22pm until January 17, 12:00am

    NOW: Multiple hazards in effect

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  • Tonight

    Low: -14 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds and cold, with a high near 6. Wind chill values as low as -35. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 6 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow. Patchy blowing snow after 5am. Temperature rising to around 16 by 3am. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    Low: 1 °F⇑

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 13. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 13 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -11. Northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: -11 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: -1 °F

    Cold

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. West wind 5 to 9 mph.

    Low: -10 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 12 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -14. Wind chill values as low as -35. North wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
Increasing clouds and cold, with a high near 6. Wind chill values as low as -35. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Snow. Patchy blowing snow after 5am. Temperature rising to around 16 by 3am. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Sunday
Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 13. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -11. Northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. West wind 5 to 9 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 6. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -1.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Dunseith ND
 48.82°N 100.07°W
Last Update:
10:26 pm CST Jan 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm CST Jan 16, 2026-6pm CST Jan 23, 2026
 
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