AWUS83 KBIS 120122 RWSBIS NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-120930- Regional Weather Forecast National Weather Service Bismarck ND 722 PM CST Thu Dec 11 2025 /622 PM MST Thu Dec 11 2025/ An Arctic cold front will bring a variety of weather across the Northern Plains this evening through tonight, including areas of freezing drizzle and patchy dense fog ahead of the front, and a period of light to moderate snow, gusty winds, and blowing snow with and trailing the front. Temperatures are expected to fall below zero at most locations by the end of the night, with teens below along the Canadian border. Very cold temperatures with dangerous wind chills are expected Friday through Saturday night. Highs each of these days will only be in the single digits above and below zero, with overnight lows in the single digits below zero southwest to the 20s below northeast. A rapid warmup is then expected to start the upcoming week, with highs above freezing across the western half of the region on Monday, and the entire Northern Plains on Tuesday. Another round of accumulating snow is set to impact western and southern portions of the region Friday through Saturday, especially from eastern Montana through southwest North Dakota and into much of South Dakota. A period of drier weather is then anticipated through Tuesday. $$ MH