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

Stanley Municipal Airport (K08D)

Lat: 48.3°NLon: 102.41°WElev: 2244ft.

Mostly Cloudy

7°F

-14°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed W 15 mph
Barometer 30.00 in
Dewpoint 3°F (-16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-10°F (-23°C)
Last update 20 Jan 7:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NNE Powers Lake ND

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 06:00am until January 25, 12:00pm
Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 12:00am until January 21, 06:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch
Winter Weather Advisory
  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of snow with isolated flurries before 1am, then snow, mainly after 1am.  Patchy blowing snow after 1am. Temperature rising to around 15 by 5am. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a west wind 17 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 4 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 3pm.  Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 5 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 17 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Areas
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -18. Wind chill values as low as -35. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -18 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy blowing snow between noon and 3pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Wind chill values as low as -45. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: -9 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -33. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: -33 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -15. West wind around 6 mph.

    High: -15 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -29. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: -29 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -5. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

    High: -5 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -23. West wind around 8 mph.

    Low: -23 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of snow with isolated flurries before 1am, then snow, mainly after 1am. Patchy blowing snow after 1am. Temperature rising to around 15 by 5am. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a west wind 17 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Wednesday
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 3pm. Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 5 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -18. Wind chill values as low as -35. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Patchy blowing snow between noon and 3pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Wind chill values as low as -45. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -33. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -15. West wind around 6 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -29. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -5. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -23. West wind around 8 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -10. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. West wind 8 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. West wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles NNE Powers Lake ND
 48.62°N 102.61°W
6:46 pm CST Jan 20, 2026
7pm CST Jan 20, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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