Snow May Produce Poor Travel Conditions in the North-Central U.S. and East Coast

A strong cold front sweeping across the Northern Plains may bring snow showers and snow squalls from eastern Montana to north-central Nebraska, with blizzard conditions possible in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Montana. Heavy snow is expected to persist downwind of the Great Lakes. Snow showers will spread up the East Coast across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast coasts. Read More >

Current conditions at

Minot International Airport (KMOT)

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

Light Snow Blowing Snow and Breezy

2°F

-17°C

Humidity 65%
Wind Speed NW 23 G 35 mph
Barometer 30.30 in (1030.1 mb)
Dewpoint -7°F (-22°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Wind Chill-21°F (-29°C)
Last update 18 Jan 3:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NE Minot ND

Wind Advisory January 18, 04:27pm until January 18, 06:00pm
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    Wind Advisory January 18, 04:27pm until January 18, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Sun

    Wind Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: -7 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing and cold, with a high near 8. Wind chill values as low as -25. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 8 °F

    Cold

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -15. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. South wind 5 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 17 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 7 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 13. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 13 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 4 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
M.L.King Day
Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing and cold, with a high near 8. Wind chill values as low as -25. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -15. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. South wind 5 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 13. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -18. North wind around 9 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -6. North wind 7 to 9 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -22. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -14. North wind around 9 mph becoming west after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 2.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NE Minot ND
 48.24°N 101.26°W
3:36 pm CST Jan 18, 2026
4pm CST Jan 18, 2026-6pm CST Jan 25, 2026
 
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