Heavy Precipitation in the West; Wintry Mix in the North; Fire Weather in the High Plains

Pacific moisture will continue to bring locally heavy coastal/lower elevation rain and heavy mountain snow to the West Coast and portions of the Intermountain West through Monday. A wintry mix will create hazardous travel across the northern Plains and Upper Midwest into early Monday. Dry, gusty winds are resulting in elevated to critical fire weather in the south/central High Plains. Read More >

Current conditions at

Minot Air Force Base (KMIB)

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

Fair

21°F

-6°C

Humidity 91%
Wind Speed S 3 mph
Barometer 29.52 in (1002.3 mb)
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 4 Jan 7:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Maxbass ND

Dense Fog Advisory until January 5, 12:00pm
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Dense Fog Advisory
  •  
    Dense Fog Advisory until January 5, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Mon

    Dense Fog Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 20 °F

    Slight Chance
    Freezing Rain
    and Patchy
    Dense Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Areas of dense fog.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 27 °F

    Areas Dense
    Fog

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Areas of fog.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Areas Fog

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 25 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 30. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of freezing rain before 9pm. Patchy dense fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a steady temperature around 20. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
Areas of dense fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Areas of fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 30. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west after midnight.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Southwest wind around 9 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 31.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Maxbass ND
 48.73°N 101.14°W
6:36 pm CST Jan 4, 2026
8pm CST Jan 4, 2026-6pm CST Jan 11, 2026
 
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