Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Watching Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Minot International Airport (KMOT)

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

Fair

10°F

-12°C

Humidity	73%
Wind Speed	W 16 mph
Barometer	30.00 in (1019.9 mb)
Dewpoint	3°F (-16°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	-7°F (-22°C)
Last update	20 Jan 6:54 pm CST

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

Extended Forecast for

9 Miles WSW Towner ND

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 06:00am until January 25, 12:00pm

Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 06:00am until January 21, 06:00pm

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Extreme Cold Watch

Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight
Low: 6 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday
High: 19 °F⇓
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: -14 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Mostly
Cloudy
Thursday
High: -7 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
Thursday Night
Low: -28 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: -13 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -26 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -6 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -23 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

A chance of snow with isolated flurries before 3am, then snow, mainly after 3am. Patchy blowing snow after 5am. Low around 6. Northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Wednesday

A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 8 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -14. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Thursday

Patchy blowing snow between 10am and 4pm. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -7. Wind chill values as low as -40. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -28. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near -13. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -26. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -6. Southwest wind around 7 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -23. West wind 6 to 8 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.