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Radar/Satellite

current radar loop
current satellite loop
 

Current Weather Conditions

 
Hover over or click station to get METAR and TAF (if available). Flight Categories: VFR=GreenVFR   MVFR=BlueMVFR   IFR=RedIFR   LIFR=PurpleLIFR

BIS TAF

 

KBIS - Bismarck Municipal Airport

Forecast valid from 1200 GMT 26 Mar 2025 to 1200 GMT 27 Mar 2025

Latest observation at 1152 GMT 26 Mar 2025

For situational awareness. Not to be used for flight planning purposes

Potential Impact None Slight Moderate High
Time 1152Z 26/13Z 26/14Z 26/15Z 26/16Z 26/17Z 26/18Z 26/19Z 26/20Z 26/21Z 26/22Z 26/23Z 27/00Z 27/01Z 27/02Z 27/03Z
VIS 10 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6
CIG 100 100 50 50 50 50 50 50
Cover OVC BKN OVC OVC OVC OVC OVC OVC SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT
FltCat VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR
WX
WDir 000 120 VRB VRB VRB VRB VRB VRB 090 090 090 090 090 090 090 090
WSpd 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
WGust
FTUS53 KBIS 261124
KBIS 261121Z 2612/2712 12003KT P6SM BKN100
     FM261400 VRB05KT P6SM OVC050 PROB30 2614/2619 -RA
     FM262000 09010KT P6SM SCT060
     FM270700 08008KT P6SM BKN090

 


TAF Impacts - Surrounding Airports

 

Potential Impact None Slight Moderate High
Time OBS 26/13Z 26/14Z 26/15Z 26/16Z 26/17Z 26/18Z 26/19Z 26/20Z 26/21Z 26/22Z 26/23Z 27/00Z 27/01Z 27/02Z 27/03Z
KDIK                                
KSDY                                
KXWA                                
KMOT                                
KMBG                                

NOTE: TEMPO conditions in [brackets]. Keep in mind TEMPO conditions might be better (lower impact) than prevailing conditions.


Aviation Weather Forecasts

Low Level Turbulence Forecast
Ceiling, Visibility and Thunderstorm Forecast

Icing Forecast
High Level Turbulence Forecast
 

KBIS Vertical Wind Profile


Model Trend Forecasts

model meteogram for BIS airport

Model Probability Forecasts

ceiling height plot

Bar graphs indicate the probability of selected flight category element. The color represents the difference (using 10% thresholds between categories) between the probability and the threshold required to make a categorical forecast. Solid black lines indicate the threshold value at each hour

 

visibility plot for BIS airport

Bar graphs indicate the probability of selected flight category element. The color represents the difference (using 10% thresholds between categories) between the probability and the threshold required to make a categorical forecast. Solid black lines indicate the threshold value at each hour

 


Extended Forecast

 

Today
 

Chance Rain/Freezing Rain then Chance Rain

High: 51°

Tonight
 

Mostly Cloudy

Low: 31°

Thursday
 

Mostly Sunny

High: 61°

Thursday Night
 

Increasing Clouds

Low: 38°

Friday
 

Chance Rain

High: 51°

Friday Night
 

Chance Rain/Snow then Chance Snow

Low: 24°

Saturday
 

Slight Chance Snow

High: 39°