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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Bismarck, Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS)

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

Fair

82°F

28°C

Humidity 72%
Wind Speed SE 18 mph
Barometer 30.07 in (1017.1 mb)
Dewpoint 72°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index87°F (31°C)
Last update 20 Aug 10:52 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Bismarck ND

  • Today

    Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 98. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Hot and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4am and 5am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 71. South wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a slight chance of showers between 10am and 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 86. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 86 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North wind 6 to 10 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67. North wind 5 to 9 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny and hot, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 98. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4am and 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 71. South wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a slight chance of showers between 10am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 86. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North wind 6 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 67. North wind 5 to 9 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 5 to 7 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Bismarck ND
 46.81°N 100.76°W
10:50 am CDT Aug 20, 2025
11am CDT Aug 20, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 26, 2025
 
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