Great Lakes Snow through Friday; High Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper storm will drop south from Canada today bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains this afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

Current conditions at

Minot International Airport (KMOT)

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

Light Snow and Windy

37°F

3°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed W 33 G 46 mph
Barometer 29.64 in (1005.5 mb)
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Wind Chill24°F (-4°C)
Last update 15 Jan 2:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Karlsruhe ND

Wind Advisory January 15, 06:00pm until January 16, 06:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Isolated snow showers before 4pm, then a slight chance of snow after 4pm.  Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 36. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 36 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow likely.  Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 6 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 3pm.  Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 6 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 31 to 37 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 13 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy blowing snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. Wind chill values as low as -30. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    Low: -9 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 13. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 13 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Blustery, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: -6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Isolated snow showers before 4pm, then a slight chance of snow after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 36. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Snow likely. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 3pm. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 6 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 31 to 37 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
Patchy blowing snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. Wind chill values as low as -30. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 13. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Blustery, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
M.L.King Day
Sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. West wind around 9 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Northwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 15.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Karlsruhe ND
 48.1°N 100.63°W
3:16 pm CST Jan 15, 2026
3pm CST Jan 15, 2026-6pm CST Jan 22, 2026
 
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