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A Couple of Fast Moving Storms Affecting Areas Along and East of the Rockies

A couple of storm systems will impact travel conditions through the first half of this weekend. Heavy snow from the mountains of the West will move into the upper Midwest and upper Great Lakes through tonight. Record warmth and Gulf moisture along and east of the Mississippi River will fuel severe thunderstorms, heavy rainfall, fog for the Tennessee Valley and deep South on Friday into Saturday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Bismarck, Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS)

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

Fair

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 69%
Wind Speed NW 7 mph
Barometer 29.84 in (1012.4 mb)
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill23°F (-5°C)
Last update 8 Jan 5:52 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Bismarck ND

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of flurries after 3am. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph after midnight.

    Low: 17 °F

    Slight Chance
    Flurries and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of flurries between 10am and 3pm, then a slight chance of snow after 3pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 30. West wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 30 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A slight chance of flurries before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Slight Chance
    Flurries

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 16. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 16 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph after midnight.

    Low: 5 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. South wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of flurries after 3am. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph after midnight.
Friday
A slight chance of flurries between 10am and 3pm, then a slight chance of snow after 3pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 30. West wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
A slight chance of flurries before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 16. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. South wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind around 10 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 6 to 11 mph.
Thursday
A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 37.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Bismarck ND
 46.81°N 100.76°W
Last Update:
5:32 pm CST Jan 8, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm CST Jan 8, 2026-6pm CST Jan 15, 2026
 
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