Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

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Watches/Warnings/Advisories

Winter Storm Warning	Winter Weather Advisory	Ice Storm Warning
Wind Chill Warning	Winter Storm Watch	Wind Chill Watch
Blizzard Warning	High Wind Watch	High Wind Warning

Hourly Regional Weather Reports

NDDOT Travel Map and Webcams

NDDOT Travel Map

Beach - West	Beach	Bowman	Daglum

Western North Dakota Webcams

Medora (I-94)	Dickinson Bypass West	Lehigh Separation	Green River

Sentinel Butte	Williston 5S (Panger)	Williston	Ray

Four Bears Bridge	Killdeer4NW ND22	Killdeer Roundabout	Mott 10N

Watford City	Panger	Grassy Butte	Manning

Belfield 6N US85	Newtown	New England 9NNE	New Leipzig

Central North Dakota Webcams

Ryder	Whiteshield	Portal	Carpio

Columbus	Westhope	Minot	Minot AFB

Minot 14S	Kenmare	Bottineau	White Shield

Coleharbor	Washburn	Beulah 10S ND49	Blaisdell

Golden Valley	New Salem	I-94 Hailstone Rest Area	Mandan

Bismarck US83	Bismarck	Bismarck	Menoken

Sterling	Gackle	Medina	Jamestown

Hazelton	Wishek	ND11 Near Ashley	Verona

Fort Yates	Denhoff	Bowdon	Esmond

Rugby	Dunseith

Eastern North Dakota Webcams

Forman	I29 SD Border	Oriska	Casselton

Fargo	Fargo	Buxton	Crary

Devils Lake	Camp Grafton	Ft. Totten	Leeds

Grand Forks	Grand Forks	Emerado	Drayton

Bowesmont	Pembina	Cavalier

Snow and Ice Accumulation Forecasts

Experimental Snowfall Forecasts

Use these maps with caution as they may not cover the entire event

Made Routinely Twice Daily Around 345 AM CST and 345 PM CST. ******See Valid Time Near The Top Of The Image Image*****

Low End Amount 9 in 10 Chance (90%) of Higher Snowfall	Expected Snowfall Official NWS Forecast	High End Amount 1 in 10 Chance (10%) of Higher Snowfall

% Chance Of 2" or More	% Chance Of 4" or More	% Chance Of 6" or More	% Chance Of 12" or More

Experimental Ice Accumulation Forecast Made Routinely Twice Daily Around 345 AM CST and 345 PM CST. See Valid Time On Image

Cold Advisory For Newborn Livestock (CANL)

Cold Advisory For Newborn Livestock (CANL)

The CANL graphics below show the risk of cold exposure to newborn livestock. The risk is related to wind chill temperature, precipitation, and humidity, and ranges from "NONE" for no risk, to "EXTREME" for rare and particularly dangerous situations. For more information click here for the product fact sheet. The images below are each valid for a 6 hour time period out to 66 hours. Click on the images to expand and see the forecast valid time. The CANL images are updated at least twice daily at 5 am and 5 pm.

0 Hour	6 Hour	12 Hour

18 Hour	24 Hour	30 Hour

36 Hour	42 Hour	48 Hour

54 Hour	60 Hour	66 Hour

NONE: Wind Chill above 41 degrees
SLIGHT: Wind Chill less than 41 degrees for two or more hours
MILD: Wind Chill less than 32 degrees for two or more hours
MODERATE: Wind Chill less than 0 degrees for two or more hours or Wind Chill less than 36 degrees for two or more hours and .02" precipitation
SEVERE: Wind Chill of -9 degrees or colder for two or more hours, or wind chill of less than 34 degrees for two or more hours and .05" of precipitation
EXTREME: Wind Chill of -18 or colder for two or more hours, or wind chill less than 32 degrees for two or more hours and .1" of precipitation

For sunny conditions (Cloud cover less than 40%), reduce wind chill thresholds by 10 degrees
For humid conditions (Minimum relative humidity remaining above 95%), increase wind chill thresholds by 10 degrees
For dry snow conditions (Maximum temperature remains less than 26F), double the precipitation thresholds for MOD-EXTREME

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Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

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**Use these maps with caution as they may not cover the entire event**

Use these maps with caution as they may not cover the entire event