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Above Average Temperatures for the West and Central Plains; Lake Effect Snow Continues

Well above average temperatures will prevail across the Plains and the West Coast this week, while a cold front will bring Arctic air to the South and East Coast Thursday and Friday. Lake effect snow is forecast downwind of the Great Lakes through Thursday along and behind the Arctic front, as well as mountain snow across the Southern Appalachians. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Dickinson, Dickinson Municipal Airport (KDIK)

Lat: 46.8°NLon: 102.8°WElev: 2592ft.

Overcast

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.26 in (1027.6 mb)
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Last update 14 Jan 5:56 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Dickinson ND

High Wind Watch January 15, 11:00am until January 16, 05:00pm
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High Wind Watch

  • Today

    Today: Isolated flurries before 8am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 3 to 7 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Isolated
    Flurries and
    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 35. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Windy, with a northwest wind 31 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 22. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 3 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. West wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Isolated flurries before 8am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 35. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Windy, with a northwest wind 31 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 22. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. West wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 24. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Dickinson ND
 46.89°N 102.78°W
Last Update:
5:36 am MST Jan 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6am MST Jan 14, 2026-6pm MST Jan 20, 2026
 
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