Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Minot International Airport (KMOT)

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

Blowing Snow and Breezy

6°F

-14°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed NW 23 G 40 mph
Barometer 29.96 in (1018.5 mb)
Dewpoint -1°F (-18°C)
Visibility 2.00 mi
Wind Chill-15°F (-26°C)
Last update 16 Jan 2:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles WSW Towner ND

Cold Weather Advisory January 16, 09:00pm until January 17, 12:00pm
Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 02:58pm until January 17, 12:00am
Wind Advisory January 16, 02:58pm until January 16, 06:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
Winter Weather Advisory
Wind Advisory
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    Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 02:58pm until January 17, 12:00am
    Wind Advisory January 16, 02:58pm until January 16, 06:00pm

    NOW: Multiple hazards in effect

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  • This Afternoon

    High: 11 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Blowing
    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight.  Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -30. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 31 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.

    Low: -10 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Areas Blowing
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -35. Northwest wind 11 to 18 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 18 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow.  Patchy blowing snow after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 2. Windy, with a south wind 13 to 18 mph becoming northwest 21 to 26 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 19. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: -7 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 5 °F

    Cold

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. West wind 6 to 10 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow likely, mainly before 5pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a northwest wind 32 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -30. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 31 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -35. Northwest wind 11 to 18 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 2. Windy, with a south wind 13 to 18 mph becoming northwest 21 to 26 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.
Sunday
Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 19. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
M.L.King Day
Sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 14. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 11. West wind 9 to 11 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles WSW Towner ND
 48.31°N 100.58°W
2:36 pm CST Jan 16, 2026
2pm CST Jan 16, 2026-6pm CST Jan 22, 2026
 
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