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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Minot International Airport (KMOT)

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

Overcast and Windy

36°F

2°C

Humidity 67%
Wind Speed E 26 G 38 mph
Barometer 29.39 in (997.0 mb)
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill24°F (-4°C)
Last update 17 Feb 2:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Minot ND

Winter Storm Warning February 17, 06:00pm until February 19, 12:00am
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Winter Storm Warning

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Rain likely before 5pm, then rain, possibly mixed with snow. Steady temperature around 36. Windy, with an east wind 23 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 36 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 9pm. Patchy blowing snow between 10pm and 11pm. Low around 24. Breezy, with an east wind 11 to 21 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

    Low: 24 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Snow, mainly before 9am. Patchy blowing snow between 2pm and 3pm. Temperature falling to around 23 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 30 °F⇓

    Snow then
    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Northwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Cold

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: -2 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Northwest wind around 8 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Rain likely before 5pm, then rain, possibly mixed with snow. Steady temperature around 36. Windy, with an east wind 23 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tonight
Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 9pm. Patchy blowing snow between 10pm and 11pm. Low around 24. Breezy, with an east wind 11 to 21 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Wednesday
Snow, mainly before 9am. Patchy blowing snow between 2pm and 3pm. Temperature falling to around 23 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Northwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -9. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 8. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southeast in the evening.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 23.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Minot ND
 48.24°N 101.29°W
Last Update:
3:36 pm CST Feb 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm CST Feb 17, 2026-6pm CST Feb 24, 2026
 
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