Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Minot International Airport (KMOT)

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

Light Snow and Breezy

-1°F

-18°C

Humidity 72%
Wind Speed NW 25 G 39 mph
Barometer 30.14 in (1025.2 mb)
Dewpoint -8°F (-22°C)
Visibility 2.50 mi
Wind Chill-25°F (-32°C)
Last update 16 Jan 8:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles NNE Velva ND

Cold Weather Advisory January 16, 09:33pm until January 17, 12:00pm
Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 09:33pm until January 17, 12:00am
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Cold Weather Advisory
Winter Weather Advisory
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    Cold Weather Advisory January 16, 09:33pm until January 17, 12:00pm
    Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 09:33pm until January 17, 12:00am

    NOW: Multiple hazards in effect

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  • Tonight

    Low: -8 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -30. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow.  Patchy blowing snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 23 by 3am. Windy, with a southwest wind 14 to 19 mph becoming northwest 23 to 28 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 10 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: -6 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny and cold, with a high near 7. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 7 °F

    Cold

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. West wind 7 to 10 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 20 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -30. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -30. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 23 by 3am. Windy, with a southwest wind 14 to 19 mph becoming northwest 23 to 28 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
M.L.King Day
Sunny and cold, with a high near 7. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 14. West wind 9 to 11 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 6.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles NNE Velva ND
 48.15°N 100.88°W
9:06 pm CST Jan 16, 2026
9pm CST Jan 16, 2026-6pm CST Jan 23, 2026
 
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