Prolonged Atmospheric River Will Impact the Northwest Early this Week

A weather system in the Pacific Northwest will produce rain throughout the day, before a potent atmospheric river produces a prolonged round of heavy rainfall, widespread urban and river flooding, and high elevation snow to the region Monday through Wednesday. Showers and thunderstorms may produce isolated damaging winds, a brief tornado, and locally heavy rainfall across parts of Florida today. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Minot Air Force Base (KMIB)

Lat: 48.42°NLon: 101.35°WElev: 1667ft.

Light Snow

7°F

-14°C

Humidity	78%
Wind Speed	SE 13 mph
Barometer	30.09 in (1025.9 mb)
Dewpoint	1°F (-17°C)
Visibility	4.00 mi
Wind Chill	-9°F (-23°C)
Last update	7 Dec 3:55 pm CST

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

4 Miles WNW Des Lacs ND

High Wind Watch December 9, 09:00am until December 10, 03:00am

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High Wind Watch

This Afternoon
High: 4 °F
Patchy
Freezing Rain
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: 3 °F⇑
Patchy
Freezing Rain
then Mostly
Cloudy
Monday
High: 35 °F
Chance Wintry
Mix and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Monday Night
Low: 20 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Wintry Mix
Tuesday
High: 37 °F
Windy.
Rain/Freezing
Rain then
Chance
Rain/Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 1 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Windy then
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery
Wednesday
High: 11 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: -1 °F
Snow Likely
Thursday
High: 10 °F
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Patchy freezing rain. Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy and cold, with a steady temperature around 4. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight

Patchy freezing rain before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 12 by 5am. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday

A chance of snow and freezing rain before 9am, then a slight chance of freezing rain between 9am and noon. Patchy blowing snow after 9am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 23 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Monday Night

A chance of snow between midnight and 3am, then a chance of freezing rain after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 20. West wind 10 to 16 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday

Rain or freezing rain before 9am, then rain between 9am and 3pm, then a chance of snow after 3pm. High near 37. Windy, with a southwest wind 18 to 23 mph becoming northwest 26 to 31 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Tuesday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 11. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday Night

Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around -1. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Thursday

A chance of snow, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow between 2pm and 4pm. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 10. Northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -16. Northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -6. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -16. Northwest wind around 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 4. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 15.