Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain & Isolated Severe Thunderstorms in Southern California

Snow squalls are likely to cross the Lower Great Lakes this evening and the Ohio Valley through the interior Northeast/northern Mid-Atlantic overnight, before potentially reaching the I-95 corridor from D.C. to New York City early New Year’s Day morning. Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms will impact coastal southern California including Los Angeles tonight into early on New Year's Day. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Minot International Airport (KMOT)

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

Overcast

8°F

-13°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed SE 10 mph
Barometer 29.92 in (1017.3 mb)
Dewpoint 4°F (-16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-6°F (-21°C)
Last update 1 Jan 1:54 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Des Lacs ND

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Isolated flurries.  Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 8. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Isolated
    Flurries

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Areas of fog before 9am.  Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 16. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

    High: 16 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Cloudy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 5. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 5 °F

    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Cloudy, with a high near 13. East wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 13 °F

    Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow before midnight.  Cloudy, with a low around 6. East wind around 6 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: 6 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 13. North wind around 7 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 13 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. East wind 7 to 14 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow before noon, then a slight chance of snow and freezing rain.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Slight Chance
    Wintry Mix

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. South wind around 9 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Isolated flurries. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 8. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
New Year's Day
Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 16. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 5. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
Friday
Cloudy, with a high near 13. East wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 6. East wind around 6 mph becoming north after midnight.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 13. North wind around 7 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. East wind 7 to 14 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow before noon, then a slight chance of snow and freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. South wind around 9 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 32. South wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 28. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Des Lacs ND
 48.25°N 101.58°W
1:31 am CST Jan 1, 2026
2am CST Jan 1, 2026-6pm CST Jan 7, 2026
 
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