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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Minot International Airport (KMOT)

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

Fair

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed S 14 mph
Barometer 29.58 in (1003.7 mb)
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill18°F (-8°C)
Last update 17 Dec 4:54 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Minot ND

Winter Storm Watch December 17, 06:00pm until December 18, 12:00pm
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Winter Storm Watch

  • Today

    Today: Rain, mainly between 1pm and 5pm. High near 42. Windy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 42 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Rain and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain before 10pm, then snow. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 2am. Low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 34 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Low: -1 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Windy then
    Snow and
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Snow likely, mainly before 8am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 10am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing and cold, with a steady temperature around 2. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 33 mph decreasing to 8 to 18 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 2 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Blowing
    Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -15. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 13 to 18 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a southeast wind 20 to 23 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. West wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 0 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -8. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: -8 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 16 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Rain, mainly between 1pm and 5pm. High near 42. Windy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tonight
A chance of rain before 10pm, then snow. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 2am. Low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 34 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Thursday
Snow likely, mainly before 8am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 10am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing and cold, with a steady temperature around 2. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 33 mph decreasing to 8 to 18 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -15. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 13 to 18 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a southeast wind 20 to 23 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. West wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Saturday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -8. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Southeast wind 8 to 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Northwest wind around 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Minot ND
 48.24°N 101.29°W
Last Update:
5:32 am CST Dec 17, 2025
Forecast Valid:
5am CST Dec 17, 2025-6pm CST Dec 23, 2025
 
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