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

Harvey Municipal Airport (K5H4)

Lat: 47.79°NLon: 99.93°WElev: 1608ft.

Light Snow

16°F

-9°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed NW 16 mph
Barometer 29.97 in
Dewpoint 12°F (-11°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Wind Chill1°F (-17°C)
Last update 20 Jan 3:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WNW Balfour ND

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

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 14. Northwest wind around 15 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow, mainly after 3am.  Patchy blowing snow after 5am. Low around 8. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 8am.  Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 9 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 21 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. Wind chill values as low as -30. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: -13 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy blowing snow between 10am and 4pm. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: -4 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -28. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: -28 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -11. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

    High: -11 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -24. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: -24 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. West wind around 7 mph.

    High: -4 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 14. Northwest wind around 15 mph.
Tonight
Snow, mainly after 3am. Patchy blowing snow after 5am. Low around 8. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 8am. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 9 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. Wind chill values as low as -30. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Thursday
Patchy blowing snow between 10am and 4pm. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -28. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -11. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -24. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. West wind around 7 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -10. West wind around 10 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. West wind 8 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles WNW Balfour ND
 47.97°N 100.59°W
3:36 pm CST Jan 20, 2026
3pm CST Jan 20, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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