Tomorrow is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as today.
Forecast for McLean
Updated: 3:55 PM CST on December 22, 2009
Winter Storm Watch in effect from Wednesday morning through Friday afternoon...
Tonight
Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Lows 10 to 15. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday
Snow likely in the morning...then snow in the afternoon. Snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches. Highs 15 to 20. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph decreasing to up to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Snow. Areas of blowing and drifting snow after midnight. Snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches. Lows around 10. North winds around 5 mph with gusts to around 25 mph increasing to northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Snow. Areas of blowing and drifting snow. Breezy. Light snow accumulations. Highs 10 to 15. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
Snow likely. Areas of blowing and drifting snow. Breezy. Light snow accumulations. Lows zero to 5 above. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. Chance of snow 60 percent.
Christmas Day
Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow. Areas of blowing and drifting snow. Breezy. Highs 10 to 15.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Lows near zero.
Saturday and Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy. Highs around 15. Lows zero to 5 above.
Sunday through Tuesday
Partly cloudy. Highs around 10. Lows zero to 5 above.
... Winter Storm Watch remains in effect from Wednesday morning through Friday afternoon...
A Winter Storm Watch remains in effect from Wednesday morning through Friday afternoon.
* Snow is expected to develop across western North Dakota Wednesday and then spread east during the day. Snowfall intensity should increase Wednesday through Thursday night before slowly decreasing Friday.
* Snowfall amounts could range from 6 to 10 inches across much of western and central North Dakota through Friday... with 3 to 6 inch amounts in the far west.
* Northwesterly winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 35 to 40 mph are expected to develop Thursday into Friday. This could bring near blizzard conditions... especially near and southeast of Bismarck.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Winter Storm Watch means there is a potential for significant snow... sleet... or ice accumulations that may impact travel. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts.
Record Report
Statement as of 11:36 PM CST on December 21, 2009
... Record snowfall set at Williston ND...
a record snowfall of 1.8 inches was set at Williston ND today. This breaks the old record of 1.6 inches set in 1911.