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Above Average Temperatures for Most Today; Winter Weather Returns to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes

Well above average temperatures are forecast today into Wednesday over most of the lower 48 states away from the Gulf Coast. A storm system passing across southern Canada will bring a wintry mix to the upper Great Lakes today. A trailing cold front will then bring the wintry mix from the central Appalachians through the Northeast U.S. Wednesday and Thursday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Bismarck, Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS)

Lat: 46.78°NLon: 100.76°WElev: 1677ft.

Overcast and Breezy

40°F

4°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed NW 21 G 31 mph
Barometer 29.96 in (1016.1 mb)
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill30°F (-1°C)
Last update 13 Jan 5:52 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Bismarck ND

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered rain and snow showers before 11pm, then a slight chance of rain showers between 11pm and midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 21. Blustery, with a north wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 21 °F

    Scattered
    Rain/Snow and
    Blustery then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 31. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Windy, with a northwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow likely, mainly after midnight. Patchy blowing snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 15 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

    High: 20 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. North wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Scattered rain and snow showers before 11pm, then a slight chance of rain showers between 11pm and midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 21. Blustery, with a north wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 31. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Windy, with a northwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.
Thursday Night
Snow likely, mainly after midnight. Patchy blowing snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. North wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming south in the evening.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 24.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Bismarck ND
 46.81°N 100.8°W
Last Update:
6:36 pm CST Jan 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm CST Jan 13, 2026-6pm CST Jan 20, 2026
 
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