Tomorrow is forecast to be Much Warmer than today.
Nowcast as of 7:39 PM CST on December 15, 2009
Now
Scattered snow showers will continue to move east across northern North Dakota through mid evening. Visibilities will drop to a mile or so at times in moderate snow. Motorists should be prepared for a dusting of snow through 930 PM...and scattered slick spots on roadways...especially across Bottineau and Rolette counties...and northern McHenry and Pierce counties. Outside of the areas impacted by snow...periods of freezing drizzle will be possible through late evening...which would contribute to slick Road conditions.
Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light snow showers and patchy light freezing drizzle late. Lows around 10 below. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Lowest wind chills around 25 below.
Wednesday
Partly sunny. Not as cold. Highs around 10. South winds around 5 mph. Lowest wind chills around 20 below in the morning.
There are currently no warnings or advisories for this location.
Record Report
Statement as of 5:32 PM CST on December 15, 2009
... Record low temperature tied at Dickinson ND...
A low temperature of -26 degrees was reached at Dickinson ND today. This ties the old record of -26 set in 1989.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 1:45 PM CST on December 15, 2009
... National Weather Service Bismarck, ND commissions the radiosonde replacement system...
After extensive testing, on September 30, 2009, noaa's National Weather Service office in Bismarck, ND officially commissioned the radiosonde replacement system (rrs) which is an integral component of the upper air observation program. This system commissioning includes advanced technologies such as tracking utilizing the global positioning system.
The radiosonde replacement system (rrs) network serves as an integral component in gathering weather data from the atmosphere. The data format of the upper air observation will remain the same although the length of the coded messages will increase due to higher resolution of data. The changes are reflected in modeling and forecasts issued by the National Weather Service.
The rrs supports noaa's cross-cutting priority to integrate global environmental observation and data management and provides critical support for noaa's mission.
If you have any questions regarding the implementation of the rrs... please contact:
National Weather Service Bismarck ND phone: 701-250-4452 http://weather.Gov/bis