Tracking a Significant Spring Storm Impacting the Central U.S. This Week

A significant storm will track across the central U.S. and into the Great Lakes through Thursday. Heavy snow and blowing snow is expected from the northern Plains into the Upper Midwest. Further south, severe thunderstorms are expected from the southern Plains into the Midwest as well as a multi-day excessive rain and flooding event Wednesday through Saturday from the Ozarks into the Ohio Valley. Read More >

Current conditions at

Bismarck, Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS)

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

Fog/Mist

35°F

2°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed E 12 mph
Barometer 29.58 in (1003.2 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 2.00 mi
Wind Chill27°F (-3°C)
Last update 1 Apr 1:52 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Bismarck ND

Winter Weather Advisory April 1, 02:26pm until April 2, 07:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory
  •  
    Winter Weather Advisory April 1, 02:26pm until April 2, 07:00pm

    NOW until 7:00pm Wed

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 36 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 10pm.  Low around 28. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    Low: 28 °F

    Rain/Snow
    then Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Snow likely, mainly before 10am.  Cloudy, with a high near 36. North wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 36 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow likely, possibly mixed with rain, mainly before 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 39 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A slight chance of snow before 1am.  Mostly clear, with a low around 18. North wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow likely, possibly mixed with rain, mainly after 4pm. Patchy blowing snow before 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 36. East wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 10pm. Low around 28. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Wednesday
Snow likely, mainly before 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 36. North wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Friday
Snow likely, possibly mixed with rain, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
A slight chance of snow before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 18. North wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 45. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. North wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 52. Light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Bismarck ND
 46.81°N 100.76°W
1:50 pm CDT Apr 1, 2025
2pm CDT Apr 1, 2025-6pm CDT Apr 7, 2025
 
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