National Weather Service Forecast for: Rugby ND
Issued by: National Weather Service Bismarck, ND
Updated: 10:11 pm CST Dec 17, 2025
 
Tonight

Tonight: Snow, mainly after 2am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 3am. Low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a north wind 23 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Snow and
Blowing Snow

 Thursday

Thursday: Snow likely, mainly before 8am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before noon. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing and cold, with a temperature falling to around -4 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -30. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 34 mph decreasing to 13 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Snow Likely
and Blowing
Snow

 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a temperature falling to near -10 by 10pm, then rising to around -2 during the remainder of the night. Wind chill values as low as -25. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southeast 12 to 17 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Mostly Clear
then Slight
Chance Snow

 Friday

Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as -20. Breezy, with a southeast wind 18 to 24 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow

 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Patchy blowing snow between 8pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
 Saturday

Saturday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 5. West wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Cold


 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -12. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Partly Cloudy


 Sunday

Sunday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Cold


 Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Mostly Cloudy
Lo -3 °F Hi 4 °F⇓ Lo -10 °F⇑ Hi 27 °F Lo -3 °F Hi 5 °F Lo -12 °F Hi 10 °F Lo -2 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
Cold Weather Advisory
Blizzard Warning
 

Tonight
 
 Snow, mainly after 2am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 3am. Low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a north wind 23 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Thursday
 
 Snow likely, mainly before 8am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before noon. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing and cold, with a temperature falling to around -4 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -30. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 34 mph decreasing to 13 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
 
 A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a temperature falling to near -10 by 10pm, then rising to around -2 during the remainder of the night. Wind chill values as low as -25. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southeast 12 to 17 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Friday
 
 A 50 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as -20. Breezy, with a southeast wind 18 to 24 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Friday Night
 
 Patchy blowing snow between 8pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
 
 Sunny and cold, with a high near 5. West wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around -12. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Sunday
 
 Sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Monday
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Southeast wind 10 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 12. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Southeast wind around 8 mph.
Wednesday
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 23.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Rugby ND.