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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.

Overcast

-6°F

-21°C

Humidity 64%
Wind Speed NW 12 G 23 mph
Barometer 30.26 in
Dewpoint -15°F (-26°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-25°F (-32°C)
Last update 17 Jan 2:35 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Bottineau ND

Wind Advisory January 18, 12:00am until January 18, 06:00pm
Cold Weather Advisory January 17, 02:56am until January 17, 12:00pm
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Wind Advisory
Cold Weather Advisory
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    Cold Weather Advisory January 17, 02:56am until January 17, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Sat

    Cold Weather Advisory

  • Overnight

    Low: -13 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Wind chill values as low as -35. Northwest wind 10 to 17 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 12 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow before 1am, then a chance of snow after 2am. Patchy blowing snow after 2am. Temperature falling to near 0 by 9pm, then rising to around 16 during the remainder of the night. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a southwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming north 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    Low: 0 °F⇑

    Snow then
    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -11. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: -11 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then 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 23 mph.

    High: 1 °F

    Cold

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: -11 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 13 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. Wind chill values as low as -35. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Wind chill values as low as -35. Northwest wind 10 to 17 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Snow before 1am, then a chance of snow after 2am. Patchy blowing snow after 2am. Temperature falling to near 0 by 9pm, then rising to around 16 during the remainder of the night. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a southwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming north 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Sunday
Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -11. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 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 23 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 8. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -19. North wind around 9 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -8.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Bottineau ND
 48.83°N 100.45°W
Last Update:
2:35 am CST Jan 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2am CST Jan 17, 2026-6pm CST Jan 23, 2026
 
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