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Radar/Satellite

current radar loop
current satellite loop
 

Current Weather Conditions

 
Hover over or click station to get METAR and TAF (if available). Flight Categories: VFR=GreenVFR   MVFR=BlueMVFR   IFR=RedIFR   LIFR=PurpleLIFR

BIS TAF

 

KBIS - Bismarck Municipal Airport

Forecast valid from 0000 GMT 25 Jul 2025 to 0000 GMT 26 Jul 2025

Latest observation at 0252 GMT 25 Jul 2025

For situational awareness. Not to be used for flight planning purposes

Potential Impact None Slight Moderate High
Time 0252Z 25/04Z 25/05Z 25/06Z 25/07Z 25/08Z 25/09Z 25/10Z 25/11Z 25/12Z 25/13Z 25/14Z 25/15Z 25/16Z 25/17Z 25/18Z
VIS 10 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6
[6]
>6
[6]
>6
[6]
>6
[6]
>6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6
CIG 100 100 100
[100]
100
[100]
100
[100]
100
[100]
100 100 100 100 100
Cover CLR SKC SKC BKN BKN BKN BKN BKN BKN BKN BKN BKN BKN BKN SCT SCT
FltCat VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR
WX
[-TSRA BR]

[-TSRA BR]

[-TSRA BR]

[-TSRA BR]
WDir 050 VRB VRB 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 170 170
WSpd 6 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 13 13
WGust 23 23
FTUS53 KBIS 242321
KBIS 242320Z 2500/2524 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
     FM250600 12005KT P6SM FEW200 PROB30 2508/2512 6SM -TSRA BR
      BKN100CB
     FM251700 17013G23KT P6SM SCT210

 


TAF Impacts - Surrounding Airports

 

Potential Impact None Slight Moderate High
Time OBS 25/04Z 25/05Z 25/06Z 25/07Z 25/08Z 25/09Z 25/10Z 25/11Z 25/12Z 25/13Z 25/14Z 25/15Z 25/16Z 25/17Z 25/18Z
KDIK                                
KSDY                                
KXWA                                
KMOT                                
KMBG                                

NOTE: TEMPO conditions in [brackets]. Keep in mind TEMPO conditions might be better (lower impact) than prevailing conditions.


Aviation Weather Forecasts

Low Level Turbulence Forecast
Ceiling, Visibility and Thunderstorm Forecast

Icing Forecast
High Level Turbulence Forecast
 

KBIS Vertical Wind Profile


Model Trend Forecasts

model meteogram for BIS airport

Model Probability Forecasts

ceiling height plot

Bar graphs indicate the probability of selected flight category element. The color represents the difference (using 10% thresholds between categories) between the probability and the threshold required to make a categorical forecast. Solid black lines indicate the threshold value at each hour

 

visibility plot for BIS airport

Bar graphs indicate the probability of selected flight category element. The color represents the difference (using 10% thresholds between categories) between the probability and the threshold required to make a categorical forecast. Solid black lines indicate the threshold value at each hour

 


Extended Forecast

 

Tonight
 

Mostly Clear then Chance T-storms

Low: 65°

Friday
 

Chance T-storms

High: 91°

Friday Night
 

Chance T-storms

Low: 65°

Saturday
 

Hot

High: 94°

Saturday Night
 

Chance T-storms

Low: 65°

Sunday
 

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance T-storms

High: 89°

Sunday Night
 

Chance T-storms

Low: 64°