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Weather & Climate · North & South Dakota
The Definitive Dakotas Weather Portal

Every forecast in the the Dakotas,
highway-clear.

Official National Weather Service forecasts, blizzards, severe weather and Black Hills conditions — for all 119 counties of North and South Dakota, from the Red River Valley to the Badlands and Black Elk Peak.

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Dakotas Interstates Shields Major Cities
119
Counties
1.72M
People
7,242 ft
Black Elk Peak
Nov–Apr
Blizzard Season

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Regions of the Dakotas

Guide · 6 zones
State · I-94/29
North Dakota
Fargo · Bismarck · Grand Forks
State · I-90/29
South Dakota
Sioux Falls · Rapid City · Aberdeen
Zone · I-29
The Red River Valley
Fargo · Grand Forks · Wahpeton
Zone · US-14A
The Black Hills
Rapid City · Spearfish · Deadwood
Zone · I-94
The Missouri Plateau & Badlands
Bismarck · Dickinson · Williston
Zone · I-29
The Coteau & Glacial Lakes
Watertown · Aberdeen · Devils Lake

Major City Forecasts

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The Dakotas Weather Story

Alerts & Climate
Services · Nov–Apr
Blizzards & Ground Blizzards Soon
The storms that close I-90 and I-94, and the ground blizzards that close them under a clear sky.
Route Shield
Severe & Tornado Soon
The summer severe season on the eastern prairie, and every warning the NWS has out right now.
Services · Dec–Feb
Cold & Wind Chill Soon
Nothing between the Red River Valley and the Arctic — the deepest cold in the lower 48, and what the wind does to it.
Warning · Mar–Jun
The Red River & Spring Flooding Soon
A river that runs north into ice it hasn't thawed yet, and the overland flooding the melt puts on the valley.
Recreation
The Black Hills & Badlands Soon
Black Elk Peak, Spearfish Canyon and the Badlands — a mountain snow record twenty miles from the plains.
Guide
Climate & Records Soon
Normals, records and long-term trends for all 119 counties.

Weather Along the Interstates

Guide · Drive smart
Interstate
I-29
South Dakota → Watertown → Fargo → Grand Forks → Manitoba
Interstate
I-94
Montana → Dickinson → Bismarck → Jamestown → Fargo → Minnesota
Interstate
I-90
Wyoming → Rapid City → Chamberlain → Mitchell → Sioux Falls → Minnesota
Interstate
I-190
the Rapid City spur off I-90
Interstate
I-229
the Sioux Falls south and east beltway
Interstate
I-194
the Bismarck spur off I-94