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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Minot International Airport (KMOT)

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

Overcast

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed NE 5 mph
Barometer 29.78 in (1010.8 mb)
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Wind Chill22°F (-6°C)
Last update 16 Feb 7:54 am CST
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles SW Minot ND

Winter Storm Watch February 18, 12:00am until February 19, 12:00am
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Winter Storm Watch

  • Washington's Birthday

    Washington's Birthday: Scattered snow showers before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Light south wind becoming southeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 46 °F

    Scattered
    Snow Showers
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 29. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of freezing rain before noon, then rain likely between noon and 3pm, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 38. Windy, with an east wind 23 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 38 °F

    Windy. Slight
    Chance
    Freezing Rain
    then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 9pm. Patchy blowing snow after 1am. Low around 23. Breezy, with an east wind 18 to 22 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 23 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy then
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Snow likely, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 27 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Patchy blowing snow between 2am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 3 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A slight chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: -2 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 11. Northwest wind around 9 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Washington's Birthday
Scattered snow showers before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Light south wind becoming southeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 29. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of freezing rain before noon, then rain likely between noon and 3pm, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 38. Windy, with an east wind 23 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tuesday Night
Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 9pm. Patchy blowing snow after 1am. Low around 23. Breezy, with an east wind 18 to 22 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Wednesday
Snow likely, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Patchy blowing snow between 2am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 11. Northwest wind around 9 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northwest wind around 9 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 13. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 13. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles SW Minot ND
 48.16°N 101.41°W
Last Update:
6:37 am CST Feb 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8am CST Feb 16, 2026-6pm CST Feb 22, 2026
 
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