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 Air Force Base (KMIB)

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

Blowing Snow and Windy

6°F

-14°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed N 30 G 40 mph
Barometer 29.88 in (1014.8 mb)
Dewpoint -6°F (-21°C)
Visibility 6.00 mi
Wind Chill-18°F (-28°C)
Last update 16 Jan 8:55 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Minot Air Force Base ND

Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 09:23am until January 16, 03:00pm
High Wind Warning January 16, 09:23am until January 16, 06:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory
High Wind Warning
  •  
    Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 09:23am until January 16, 03:00pm
    High Wind Warning January 16, 09:23am until January 16, 06:00pm

    NOW: Multiple hazards in effect

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  • Today

    High: 7 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Areas
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow before 10pm.  Patchy blowing snow between 7pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -30. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    Low: -11 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -30. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 18 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow.  Patchy blowing snow after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Blustery, with a southwest wind 13 to 23 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

    High: 16 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 20 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: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 8. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 8 °F

    Cold

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. West wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: -1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow likely, mainly before 10am. Areas of blowing snow before 10am. Cloudy and cold, with a steady temperature around 7. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 30 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 50 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 10pm. Patchy blowing snow between 7pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -30. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -30. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Blustery, with a southwest wind 13 to 23 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Sunday
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 8. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 14. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Minot Air Force Base ND
 48.41°N 101.34°W
8:37 am CST Jan 16, 2026
9am CST Jan 16, 2026-6pm CST Jan 22, 2026
 
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