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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.

A Few Clouds

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 91%
Wind Speed SW 7 mph
Barometer 29.68 in (1007.3 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill23°F (-5°C)
Last update 15 Jan 1:55 am CST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles WNW Grano ND

High Wind Watch January 15, 12:00pm until January 16, 06:00pm
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High Wind Watch

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 34. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph increasing to 29 to 34 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Windy. Mostly
    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Patchy blowing snow before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 7. Windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 7 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 32 to 37 mph decreasing to 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    High: 13 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: -8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 15. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 15 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Blustery, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 20 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -5. Northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 34. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph increasing to 29 to 34 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
Thursday Night
Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Patchy blowing snow before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 7. Windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 32 to 37 mph decreasing to 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 15. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Blustery, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -5. Northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. West wind around 9 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles WNW Grano ND
 48.65°N 101.7°W
Last Update:
12:36 am CST Jan 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2am CST Jan 15, 2026-6pm CST Jan 21, 2026
 
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