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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Minot International Airport (KMOT)

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

Partly Cloudy

35°F

2°C

Humidity 61%
Wind Speed W 12 mph
Barometer 30.16 in (1024.0 mb)
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill27°F (-3°C)
Last update 11 Mar 1:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Des Lacs ND

High Wind Warning March 12, 01:00pm until March 13, 01:00am
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High Wind Warning

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind around 14 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain and snow before 11am, then a chance of rain between 11am and 3pm, then snow likely after 3pm. Patchy blowing snow after 5pm. High near 41. Windy, with a south wind 14 to 19 mph becoming west 28 to 33 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 41 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before 7pm. Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Windy, with a northwest wind 31 to 36 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Southwest wind around 9 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 11 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Northeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Blustery, with a northeast wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 15. North wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 15 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind around 14 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Rain and snow before 11am, then a chance of rain between 11am and 3pm, then snow likely after 3pm. Patchy blowing snow after 5pm. High near 41. Windy, with a south wind 14 to 19 mph becoming west 28 to 33 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before 7pm. Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Windy, with a northwest wind 31 to 36 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Southwest wind around 9 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Northeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Blustery, with a northeast wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 15. North wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming south in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Southeast wind around 14 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Des Lacs ND
 48.25°N 101.58°W
Last Update:
1:36 pm CDT Mar 11, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm CDT Mar 11, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 17, 2026
 
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