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

Dickinson, Dickinson Municipal Airport (KDIK)

Lat: 46.8°NLon: 102.8°WElev: 2592ft.

Blowing Snow and Windy

17°F

-8°C

Humidity 77%
Wind Speed NW 30 G 39 mph
Barometer 29.99 in (1020.3 mb)
Dewpoint 11°F (-12°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Wind Chill-3°F (-19°C)
Last update 20 Jan 5:56 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

Dickinson ND

Winter Weather Advisory January 20, 11:00pm until January 21, 05:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory
  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of snow with isolated flurries before 2am, then snow, mainly after 2am.  Patchy blowing snow after 3am. Temperature falling to near 11 by midnight, then rising to around 21 during the remainder of the night. Windy, with a west wind 16 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 11 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Snow likely, mainly before 10am.  Patchy blowing snow before 4pm. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 11 by 11am. Windy, with a northwest wind 27 to 32 mph decreasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 24 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -15. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Wind chill values as low as -25. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 3 °F

    Cold

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -26. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: -26 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -8. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph.

    High: -8 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. Light southwest wind.

    Low: -21 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

    High: 3 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -16. West wind around 6 mph.

    Low: -16 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of snow with isolated flurries before 2am, then snow, mainly after 2am. Patchy blowing snow after 3am. Temperature falling to near 11 by midnight, then rising to around 21 during the remainder of the night. Windy, with a west wind 16 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday
Snow likely, mainly before 10am. Patchy blowing snow before 4pm. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 11 by 11am. Windy, with a northwest wind 27 to 32 mph decreasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -15. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Wind chill values as low as -25. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -26. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -8. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. Light southwest wind.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -16. West wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. West wind around 8 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 27.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Dickinson ND
 46.89°N 102.78°W
5:46 pm MST Jan 20, 2026
6pm MST Jan 20, 2026-6pm MST Jan 27, 2026
 
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