National Weather Service Forecast for: Bismarck ND
Issued by: National Weather Service Bismarck, ND
Updated: 3:35 am CST Dec 5, 2025
 
Overnight

Overnight: Snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain.  Low around 23. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.  Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wintry Mix

Friday

Friday: Snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 11am, then a slight chance of snow between 11am and noon.  Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 22 by 5pm. Northwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wintry Mix
Likely then
Mostly Cloudy
Friday
Night
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 5am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Snow
Saturday

Saturday: Snow likely.  Cloudy, with a high near 11. East wind 7 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Snow Likely

Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  in the evening.
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: A 50 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Chance Snow

Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. South wind 6 to 9 mph.
Mostly Cloudy

Monday

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. South wind 6 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Mostly Sunny

Monday
Night
Monday Night: A chance of snow after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Snow
Lo 23 °F Hi 27 °F Lo 6 °F Hi 11 °F Lo -4 °F Hi 14 °F Lo 6 °F Hi 33 °F Lo 21 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Overnight
 
Snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain. Low around 23. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
 
Snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 11am, then a slight chance of snow between 11am and noon. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 22 by 5pm. Northwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
 
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
 
Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 11. East wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night
 
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
 
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. South wind 6 to 9 mph.
Monday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. South wind 6 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
 
A chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday
 
Snow before noon, then rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Southwest wind 7 to 12 mph becoming northwest 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Tuesday Night
 
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Wednesday
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 19. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
 
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Northwest wind around 8 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Thursday
 
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Bismarck ND.