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Above Average Temperatures for the West and Central Plains; Lake Effect Snow Continues

Well above average temperatures will prevail across the Plains and the West Coast this week, while a cold front will bring Arctic air to the South and East Coast Thursday and Friday. Lake effect snow is forecast downwind of the Great Lakes through Thursday along and behind the Arctic front, as well as mountain snow across the Southern Appalachians. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Minot International Airport (KMOT)

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

Overcast

16°F

-9°C

Humidity 80%
Wind Speed N 6 mph
Barometer 30.35 in (1030.3 mb)
Dewpoint 11°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill7°F (-14°C)
Last update 14 Jan 3:54 am CST
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles WSW Towner ND

High Wind Watch January 15, 12:00pm until January 16, 06:00pm
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High Wind Watch

  • Today

    Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

    High: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 30 by 4am. South wind 7 to 16 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 25 °F⇑

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 36. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 28 to 33 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Windy. Mostly
    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow. Patchy blowing snow. Low around 8. Windy, with a northwest wind 31 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 8 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13. Windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 37 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    High: 13 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    Low: -7 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 1 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 30 by 4am. South wind 7 to 16 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 36. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 28 to 33 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph.
Thursday Night
Snow. Patchy blowing snow. Low around 8. Windy, with a northwest wind 31 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13. Windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 37 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 13. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 15. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles WSW Towner ND
 48.31°N 100.58°W
Last Update:
3:36 am CST Jan 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4am CST Jan 14, 2026-6pm CST Jan 20, 2026
 
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