Cold Weather Advisory, North Dakota

Moderate

Wind chills as low as 39 below zero. The hazardously cold wind chills as low as 40 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

Ended Tuesday, January 20, 2026.

Issued: Saturday, January 17, 12:45 in the afternoon
Expires: Tuesday, January 20, 10 in the morning
Updated: January 19, 2026

Places in this advisory

How much

Wind chill: As low as 39 below zero

Map

This advisory
Interstates
US highways
US border

Alert area: National Weather Service. Borders and highways: U.S. Census Bureau. Lakes, rivers and other countries: Natural Earth. Open this area in OpenStreetMap

Details from the National Weather Service

What: Very cold wind chills as low as 39 below.
Where: Portions of central, north central, northwest, and west central Minnesota and northeast and southeast North Dakota.
When: Until noon CST today.
Impacts: The hazardously cold wind chills as low as 40 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

Updates

Monday noon
Allowed to end on time. January 19, 2026
Monday 4:42 in the morning
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 19, 2026
Sunday 5:48 in the evening
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 18, 2026
Sunday 1:41 in the afternoon
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 18, 2026
Sunday 8:54 in the morning
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 18, 2026
Sunday 4:03 in the morning
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 18, 2026
Saturday 8:38 in the evening
Area expanded. January 17, 2026
Saturday 12:45 in the afternoon
Cold Weather Advisory issued for Sunday afternoon through Monday afternoon. January 17, 2026