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Significant and Catastrophic Flooding in the Pacific Northwest; Very Cold Temperatures in the Northern Plains

The atmospheric river over the Pacific Northwest will begin to subside today, but lingering rainfall will exacerbate ongoing catastrophic major river flooding, and landslides will continue across portions of western Washington and northwest Oregon for several days. Arctic air will plummet southward into the Northern Plains today, bringing cold air in the single digits to the region by Friday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Minot International Airport (KMOT)

Lat: 48.25°NLon: 101.27°WElev: 1657ft.

Fog/Mist

19°F

-7°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed SE 5 mph
Barometer 29.81 in (1012.9 mb)
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility 1.50 mi
Wind Chill12°F (-11°C)
Last update 11 Dec 10:54 am CST
Extended Forecast for

11 Miles NNE Ryder ND

  • Today

    Today: A chance of snow and freezing rain, mainly after 5pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a steady temperature around 21. Light north wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 21 °F

    Chance Wintry
    Mix and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow and freezing rain likely before 9pm, then a chance of snow between 9pm and 11pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: -10 °F

    Wintry Mix
    Likely then
    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny and cold, with a steady temperature around -8. Wind chill values as low as -35. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: -8 °F

    Cold and
    Blustery

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15. Wind chill values as low as -30. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: -15 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: -3 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -17. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south 12 to 17 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    Low: -17 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Southwest wind 11 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of snow and freezing rain, mainly after 5pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a steady temperature around 21. Light north wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tonight
Snow and freezing rain likely before 9pm, then a chance of snow between 9pm and 11pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a steady temperature around -8. Wind chill values as low as -35. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15. Wind chill values as low as -30. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -17. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south 12 to 17 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Southwest wind 11 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. South wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. South wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
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Point Forecast:
11 Miles NNE Ryder ND
 48.05°N 101.56°W
Last Update:
10:06 am CST Dec 11, 2025
Forecast Valid:
11am CST Dec 11, 2025-6pm CST Dec 17, 2025
 
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