Tomorrow is forecast to be Much Cooler than today.
Forecast for Stark
Updated: 7:44 PM MST on January 8, 2009
Winter Storm Warning in effect until 5 PM MST Friday...
Rest of Tonight
Cloudy with fog and intermittent sleet...then snow likely after midnight. Not as cold. New snow and sleet accumulation up to 1 inch. Total snow accumulation up to 2 inches. Lows around 20. South winds 5 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
Friday
Cloudy. Snow likely in the morning...then chance of snow in the afternoon. Blowing and drifting snow in the morning... then areas of blowing and drifting snow in the afternoon. Windy. Highs around 20. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph. Chance of snow 60 percent.
... Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ Friday...
A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ Friday.
Snow will continue tonight into Friday. Expect some sleet or freezing rain at times before midnight also. Gusty northwest winds will develop early Friday morning and create widespread blowing snow. Snow totals of 2 to 8 inches possible.
Be prepared for slippery roads and limited visibilities... and use caution while driving.
A Winter Storm Warning means a combination of freezing rain... sleet... snow and blowing snow will make travel conditions hazardous in southwest North Dakota.
Record Report
Statement as of 9:00 PM CST on January 8, 2009
... Daily precipitation record broken at Bismarck ND...
.A record amount of precipitation 0.21 inches has fallen so far today at the Bismarck Airport. This breaks the old record for Jan 8th of 0.20 inches previously set in 1877. In addition we have had 2.9 inches of snowfall so far at the Bismarck Airport... this is only 0.1 inch away from tieing the daily snowfall record for Bismarck on Jan 8th... which is 3.0 inches set in 1918.
Local Storm Report
01/08/2009 0308 PM
Dickinson, Stark County.
Freezing rain e0.13 inch, reported by broadcast media.
One-eighth of an inch of ice accumulation. The parking lot is like a sheet of ice at the station.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 10:43 PM CST on January 8, 2009
... Public information statement...
The Divide County sheriff advise no travel in Divide County due to snow and blowing snow. Visibilities are down to 100 feet at times.