Blacktail Lake, ND Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Station

Clear 28°F
Feels Like 16°F  
Humidity 75% Dew Point 21°F Wind WSW 16 MPH Barometer 29.83 in.
Visibility 10 mi.
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 11.3 mi. S of central Blacktail Lake
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Point Forecast at a Glance

SunDec 14
Sun Dec 14: Mostly Cloudy, Low 21F
 
21
MonDec 15
Mon Dec 15: Mostly Cloudy, High 40F, Low 33F
40
33
TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Sunny, High 42F, Low 23F
42
23
WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Freezing Rain, High 40F, Low -5F
50%
40
-5
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Mostly Sunny, High 14F, Low 3F
14
3
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Blowing Snow, High 34F, Low -1F
50%
34
-1
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Mostly Sunny, High 13F, Low -1F
13
-1

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures start near 40°F, reaching 42°F before cooling to 13°F, then recovering to 13°F by week's end. Some precipitation possible with wintry mix on at least one day.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 4°F above the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 25°F with lows around 5°F.

This Date in Weather History

1924 - The temperature at Helena, MT, plunged 79 degrees in 24 hours, and 88 degrees in 34 hours. The mercury plummeted from 63 above to 25 below zero. At Fairfield MT the temperature plunged 84 degrees in just 12 hours, from 63 at Noon to 21 below zero at midnight.

More on this and other weather history

Blacktail Lake, ND 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Sunday Dec 14

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind 9 to 16 mph.

Monday Dec 15

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 7 to 17 mph becoming south in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 33 by 8pm, then rising to around 40 during the remainder of the night. Windy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Tuesday Dec 16

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 42. Windy, with a west wind 26 to 31 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Southwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Wednesday Dec 17

Freezing Rain

Day: A chance of freezing rain before 9am, then a chance of rain between 9am and 3pm, then a chance of rain and snow after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Windy, with a south wind 16 to 21 mph becoming southwest 26 to 31 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Snow

Night: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Patchy blowing snow between 4am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Windy, with a north wind 27 to 32 mph decreasing to 18 to 23 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph.

Thursday Dec 18

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. North wind 8 to 16 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Snow

Night: A slight chance of snow after midnight. Patchy blowing snow after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Breezy, with a southeast wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Friday Dec 19

Blowing Snow

Day: Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 23 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Saturday Dec 20

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 13. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. West wind around 10 mph becoming south in the evening.

Sunday Dec 21

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 17.

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