National Weather Service Forecast for: Lincoln ND
Issued by: National Weather Service Bismarck, ND
Updated: 6:36 pm CST Dec 17, 2025
 
Tonight

Tonight: Rain likely before 11pm, then snow.  Patchy blowing snow after midnight. Low around 5. Windy, with a west wind 23 to 28 mph increasing to 31 to 36 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Rain/Snow
Likely and
Windy then
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 28 to 38 mph decreasing to 14 to 24 mph. Winds could gust as high as 60 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. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southeast 12 to 17 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Increasing
Clouds


Friday

Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Southeast wind 15 to 18 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 around 14 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Slight Chance
Rain/Snow
then Slight
Chance Snow

Saturday

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 21. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunny


Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 3. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Mostly Clear


Sunday

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 26. South wind 7 to 9 mph.
Sunny


Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Southeast wind 7 to 9 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
 

Tonight
 
Rain likely before 11pm, then snow. Patchy blowing snow after midnight. Low around 5. Windy, with a west wind 23 to 28 mph increasing to 31 to 36 mph after midnight. Winds could gust 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 28 to 38 mph decreasing to 14 to 24 mph. Winds could gust as high as 60 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. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southeast 12 to 17 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Friday
 
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Southeast wind 15 to 18 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 around 14 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
 
Sunny, with a high near 21. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 3. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Sunday
 
Sunny, with a high near 26. South wind 7 to 9 mph.
Sunday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.
Monday
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Southeast wind around 8 mph.
Wednesday
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 33.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Lincoln ND.