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

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Current conditions at

Stanley Municipal Airport (K08D)

Lat: 48.3°NLon: 102.41°WElev: 2244ft.

Light Snow and Windy

12°F

-11°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed NW 28 mph
Barometer 29.97 in
Dewpoint 9°F (-13°C)
Visibility 6.00 mi
Wind Chill-9°F (-23°C)
Last update 21 Jan 9:55 am 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, 09:58am until January 21, 06:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch
Winter Weather Advisory
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    Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 09:58am until January 21, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Wed

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Today

    High: 15 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Areas Blowing
    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of flurries before 4am.  Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -20. Wind chill values as low as -35. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: -20 °F

    Slight Chance
    Flurries and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy blowing snow between 11am and 4pm. Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -20 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -45. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: -10 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -34. Wind chill values as low as -55. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: -34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -17. West wind around 7 mph.

    High: -17 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -28. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: -28 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -6. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: -6 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -24. West wind around 8 mph.

    Low: -24 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
A slight chance of snow before noon, then a slight chance of flurries after noon. 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 31 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
A slight chance of flurries before 4am. Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -20. Wind chill values as low as -35. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Thursday
Patchy blowing snow between 11am and 4pm. Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -20 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -45. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -34. Wind chill values as low as -55. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -17. West wind around 7 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -28. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -6. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -24. West wind around 8 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 2. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 14. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles NNE Powers Lake ND
 48.62°N 102.61°W
9:36 am CST Jan 21, 2026
9am CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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