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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Minot International Airport (KMOT)

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

Fair and Breezy

-8°F

-22°C

Humidity 61%
Wind Speed NW 21 mph
Barometer 30.17 in (1026.5 mb)
Dewpoint -18°F (-28°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-33°F (-36°C)
Last update 22 Jan 4:54 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Des Lacs ND

Extreme Cold Warning January 22, 06:00am until January 25, 12:00pm
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Extreme Cold Warning

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Isolated flurries. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around -8. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -8 °F

    Isolated
    Flurries and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Isolated flurries before 8am. Patchy blowing snow before 4pm. Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -18 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -45. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: -9 °F⇓

    Isolated
    Flurries and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -29. Wind chill values as low as -50. Northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: -29 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -13. Wind chill values as low as -50. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: -13 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -22. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: -22 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. Southwest wind around 7 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

    High: -4 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -25. North wind around 7 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: -25 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 0 °F

    Cold

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: -10 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Isolated flurries. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around -8. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Isolated flurries before 8am. Patchy blowing snow before 4pm. Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -18 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -45. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -29. Wind chill values as low as -50. Northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -13. Wind chill values as low as -50. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -22. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. Southwest wind around 7 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -25. North wind around 7 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 15. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 6.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Des Lacs ND
 48.25°N 101.58°W
Last Update:
5:01 am CST Jan 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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