Lake-Effect Snow through Friday; Strong Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper-like system will drop down from Canada on Thursday, bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains Thursday afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Minot Air Force Base (KMIB)

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

Fair

36°F

2°C

Humidity	72%
Wind Speed	NW 18 mph
Barometer	29.65 in (1006.1 mb)
Dewpoint	28°F (-2°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	26°F (-3°C)
Last update	15 Jan 5:55 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Minot Air Force Base ND

High Wind Warning January 15, 03:00pm until January 16, 06:00pm

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High Wind Warning

Today
High: 39 °F
Increasing
Clouds and
Windy
Tonight
Low: 5 °F
Snow Likely
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Friday
High: 12 °F⇓
Chance Snow
and Windy
Friday Night
Low: -11 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery
Saturday
High: 14 °F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 4 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Mostly
Cloudy and
Blustery
Sunday
High: 20 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Windy
Sunday Night
Low: -5 °F
Mostly Cloudy
M.L.King Day
High: 9 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

Today

Increasing clouds, with a high near 39. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.

Tonight

Snow likely, mainly before 3am. Patchy blowing snow between 10pm and 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 5. Windy, with a northwest wind 29 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday

A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 7 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. Northwest wind 9 to 17 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Blustery, with a southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

M.L.King Day

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. West wind around 9 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.