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

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Bowman Regional Airport (KBWW)

Lat: 46.17°NLon: 103.3°WElev: 2965ft.

Unknown Precip and Breezy

25°F

-4°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed N 23 mph
Barometer 29.94 in
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Wind Chill10°F (-12°C)
Last update 20 Jan 12:35 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

12 Miles NNE Ludlow SD

Wind Advisory January 21, 02:00am until January 21, 05:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of snow before 3pm.  Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy, with a high near 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing snow before 10pm, then patchy blowing snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 15 by midnight, then rising to around 23 during the remainder of the night. Windy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 26 to 31 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 8am.  Areas of blowing snow. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 13 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Areas Blowing
    Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 2. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 10. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Cold

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -18. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light  after midnight.

    Low: -18 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.

    High: 0 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -14. Southeast wind around 7 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: -14 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 13. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 13 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of snow before 3pm. Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy, with a high near 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Tonight
Patchy blowing snow before 10pm, then patchy blowing snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 15 by midnight, then rising to around 23 during the remainder of the night. Windy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 26 to 31 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 8am. Areas of blowing snow. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 13 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Wednesday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 2. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 10. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -18. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -14. Southeast wind around 7 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 13. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. South wind around 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 33. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
12 Miles NNE Ludlow SD
 45.98°N 103.25°W
11:36 am MST Jan 20, 2026
1pm MST Jan 20, 2026-6pm MST Jan 26, 2026
 
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