National Weather Service Forecast for: Bismarck ND
Issued by: National Weather Service Bismarck, ND
Updated: 11:37 pm CST Dec 17, 2025
 
Overnight

Overnight: Snow, mainly after 2am. Patchy blowing snow. Low around 5. Windy, with a west wind 32 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow

 Thursday

Thursday: Snow likely, mainly before 9am. Areas of blowing snow before 7am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing and cold, with a steady temperature around 8. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 36 mph decreasing to 13 to 23 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Snow Likely
and Areas
Blowing Snow
then Sunny
and Windy
 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Increasing clouds, with a temperature falling to near 2 by 10pm, then rising to around 10 during the remainder of the night. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Increasing
Clouds

 Friday

Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Southeast wind 14 to 16 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Slight Chance
Snow then
Partly Sunny

 Friday
Night
Friday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before 9pm, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Slight Chance
Rain/Snow
then Slight
Chance Snow
 Saturday

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 21. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunny


 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 3. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Mostly Clear


 Sunday

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 26. South wind around 7 mph.
Sunny


 Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Mostly Cloudy
Lo 5 °F Hi 8 °F Lo 2 °F⇑ Hi 35 °F Lo 9 °F Hi 21 °F Lo 3 °F Hi 26 °F Lo 14 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
High Wind Warning
Winter Weather Advisory
 

Overnight
 
 Snow, mainly after 2am. Patchy blowing snow. Low around 5. Windy, with a west wind 32 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday
 
 Snow likely, mainly before 9am. Areas of blowing snow before 7am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing and cold, with a steady temperature around 8. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 36 mph decreasing to 13 to 23 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
 
 Increasing clouds, with a temperature falling to near 2 by 10pm, then rising to around 10 during the remainder of the night. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Friday
 
 A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Southeast wind 14 to 16 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Friday Night
 
 A slight chance of rain and snow before 9pm, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 21. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 3. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Sunday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 26. South wind around 7 mph.
Sunday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Monday
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Monday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 33.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Bismarck ND.