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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Minot International Airport (KMOT)

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

Fair

45°F

7°C

Humidity 66%
Wind Speed E 9 mph
Barometer 29.74 in (1008.7 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill40°F (4°C)
Last update 16 Feb 4:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Des Lacs ND

Winter Storm Watch February 18, 12:00am until February 19, 12:00am
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Winter Storm Watch

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 28. Breezy, with an east wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of rain, snow, and freezing rain before 2pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 2pm and 4pm, then rain after 4pm. High near 36. Windy, with an east wind 23 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 36 °F

    Windy. Slight
    Chance
    Freezing Rain
    then Wintry
    Mix

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 10pm. Patchy blowing snow between 11pm and 3am. Low around 23. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 22 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

    Low: 23 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Snow, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow between 11am and 5pm. High near 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 27 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Northwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 8. Northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 8 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: -2 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Northwest wind around 8 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

    High: 12 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Northeast wind around 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 28. Breezy, with an east wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of rain, snow, and freezing rain before 2pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 2pm and 4pm, then rain after 4pm. High near 36. Windy, with an east wind 23 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tuesday Night
Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 10pm. Patchy blowing snow between 11pm and 3am. Low around 23. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 22 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Wednesday
Snow, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow between 11am and 5pm. High near 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Northwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 8. Northwest wind 15 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 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Northwest wind around 8 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Northeast wind around 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 14. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. Northwest wind around 9 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 12. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. Southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Des Lacs ND
 48.25°N 101.58°W
Last Update:
4:52 pm CST Feb 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm CST Feb 16, 2026-6pm CST Feb 23, 2026
 
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