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

Tonight: Rain likely before 11pm, then a chance of snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Windy, with a west wind 22 to 27 mph increasing to 29 to 34 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Windy. Rain
Likely then
Chance Snow
 Thursday

Thursday: Snow likely before 1pm. Areas of blowing snow between 11am and noon. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature falling to around 5 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -20. Very windy, with a northwest wind 38 to 43 mph decreasing to 29 to 34 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Snow Likely
and Areas
Blowing Snow
 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 19 to 24 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
then Mostly
Cloudy
 Friday

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Southeast wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Mostly Cloudy

 Friday
Night
Friday Night: A slight chance of freezing rain before 9pm, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. South wind 11 to 14 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Slight Chance
Wintry Mix
then Slight
Chance Snow
 Saturday

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Mostly Sunny

 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Partly Cloudy

 Sunday

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. West wind 7 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Mostly Sunny

 Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Mostly Cloudy
Lo 5 °F Hi 21 °F⇓ Lo -6 °F Hi 28 °F Lo 10 °F Hi 22 °F Lo -2 °F Hi 22 °F Lo 9 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
High Wind Warning
Winter Weather Advisory
 

Tonight
 
 Rain likely before 11pm, then a chance of snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Windy, with a west wind 22 to 27 mph increasing to 29 to 34 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday
 
 Snow likely before 1pm. Areas of blowing snow between 11am and noon. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature falling to around 5 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -20. Very windy, with a northwest wind 38 to 43 mph decreasing to 29 to 34 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
 
 Increasing clouds, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 19 to 24 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Friday
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Southeast wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Friday Night
 
 A slight chance of freezing rain before 9pm, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. South wind 11 to 14 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Sunday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. West wind 7 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Monday
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 34. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Tuesday
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Wednesday
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 30.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Oakes ND.