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 >

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
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

    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.

    Low: 6 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday

    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.

    High: 19 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    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.

    Low: -14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    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.

    High: -7 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Thursday Night

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

    Low: -28 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

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

    High: -13 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

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

    Low: -26 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

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

    High: -6 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

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

    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.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -10. West wind around 10 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 15. West wind around 9 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. West wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 17.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles WSW Towner ND
 48.31°N 100.58°W
6:46 pm CST Jan 20, 2026
7pm CST Jan 20, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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