Winter Storm Warning in effect until 6 PM CST Friday...
Rest of Tonight
Snow. Not as cold. New snow accumulation of 2 to 5 inches. Total snow accumulation 2 to 7 inches. Temperatures remaining in the single digits. East winds 10 to 20 mph.
Friday
Cloudy. Chance of snow in the morning...then slight chance of snow in the afternoon. Blowing and drifting snow in the morning...then areas of blowing and drifting snow in the afternoon. Breezy. Highs 10 to 15. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of snow 50 percent.
Friday Night
Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows around 5 below. West winds 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Lowest wind chills around 20 below.
Saturday
Partly sunny. Highs 15 to 20. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy. Lows zero to 5 above. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of snow. Highs 15 to 20.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Windy. Lows near zero.
Monday
Mostly cloudy. Windy. Highs near zero.
Monday Night and Tuesday
Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Breezy. Lows around 15 below. Highs around 5 below.
Tuesday Night and Wednesday
Mostly cloudy. Lows around 25 below. Highs around 10 below.
Wednesday Night and Thursday
Partly cloudy. Lows around 30 below. Highs around 5 below.
Statement as of 08:26 PM MST, 2009 წლის 08 იანვარი
... Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ Friday...
A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ Friday.
Snow will continue tonight into Friday. Expect some sleet or freezing rain at times before midnight also. Gusty northwest winds will develop early Friday morning and create widespread blowing snow. Snow totals of 2 to 8 inches possible.
Be prepared for slippery roads and limited visibilities... and use caution while driving.
A Winter Storm Warning means a combination of freezing rain... sleet... snow and blowing snow will make travel conditions hazardous in southwest North Dakota.
Record Report
Statement as of 9:00 PM CST on January 8, 2009
... Daily precipitation record broken at Bismarck ND...
.A record amount of precipitation 0.21 inches has fallen so far today at the Bismarck Airport. This breaks the old record for Jan 8th of 0.20 inches previously set in 1877. In addition we have had 2.9 inches of snowfall so far at the Bismarck Airport... this is only 0.1 inch away from tieing the daily snowfall record for Bismarck on Jan 8th... which is 3.0 inches set in 1918.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 10:43 PM CST on January 8, 2009
... Public information statement...
The Divide County sheriff advise no travel in Divide County due to snow and blowing snow. Visibilities are down to 100 feet at times.