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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Minot International Airport (KMOT)

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

Overcast

19°F

-7°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.09 in (1021.6 mb)
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 11 Mar 3:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Des Lacs ND

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

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 30 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 18. Calm wind. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 18 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 8am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 37. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming northwest in the morning. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 37 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain and snow before 1pm, then rain likely between 1pm and 4pm, then snow likely after 4pm. 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%.

    High: 41 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow likely before 7pm. Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. 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. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 13 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Northwest wind 8 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: 12 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Northeast wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. North wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 6 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 30 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 18. Calm wind. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 8am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 37. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming northwest in the morning. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Rain and snow before 1pm, then rain likely between 1pm and 4pm, then snow likely after 4pm. 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%.
Thursday Night
Snow likely before 7pm. Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. 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. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Northwest wind 8 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
Saturday
A chance of snow, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Northeast wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. North wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. North wind 8 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Southeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Des Lacs ND
 48.25°N 101.58°W
Last Update:
3:36 am CDT Mar 11, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4am CDT Mar 11, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 17, 2026
 
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