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Lake Effect Snow through Friday; Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms and Mountain Snow in California

Periods of moderate to heavy lake effect snow will continue through Friday downwind of Lake Erie and Ontario. Several additional inches of accumulating snow are expected. A Pacific storm will bring heavy rain and mountain snow across California, the Southwest and Intermountain West today. Isolated severe thunderstorms and scattered flash flooding is possible across parts of southern California. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Minot Air Force Base (KMIB)

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

Light Snow Fog/Mist

14°F

-10°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed N 10 mph
Barometer 29.88 in (1016.0 mb)
Dewpoint 11°F (-12°C)
Visibility 6.00 mi
Wind Chill1°F (-17°C)
Last update 1 Jan 1:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Minot Air Force Base ND

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: A chance of flurries. Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 15. North wind 6 to 9 mph.

    High: 15 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: -1 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 12. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 12 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 4. East wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 4 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 14. North wind around 6 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

    High: 14 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. South wind around 7 mph becoming southwest in the evening.

    Low: 16 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 32. South wind 7 to 9 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

    High: 32 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

New Year's Day
A chance of flurries. Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 15. North wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 12. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 4. East wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 14. North wind around 6 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. South wind around 7 mph becoming southwest in the evening.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 32. South wind 7 to 9 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. North wind 8 to 10 mph becoming west in the evening.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 30. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Southwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Minot Air Force Base ND
 48.41°N 101.34°W
Last Update:
1:52 pm CST Jan 1, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm CST Jan 1, 2026-6pm CST Jan 7, 2026
 
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