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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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Minot Air Force Base (KMIB)

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

A Few Clouds and Breezy

-4°F

-20°C

Humidity 63%
Wind Speed N 25 mph
Barometer 30.30 in (1032.4 mb)
Dewpoint -14°F (-26°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-29°F (-34°C)
Last update 17 Jan 2:55 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Maxbass ND

Wind Advisory January 18, 12:00am until January 18, 06:00pm
Cold Weather Advisory January 17, 03:41am until January 17, 12:00pm
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Wind Advisory
Cold Weather Advisory
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    Cold Weather Advisory January 17, 03:41am until January 17, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Sat

    Cold Weather Advisory

  • Overnight

    Low: -6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -30. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow likely before 11pm, then a chance of snow after 2am. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 5 by 9pm, then rising to around 21 during the remainder of the night. Windy, with a southwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming northwest 23 to 28 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 5 °F⇑

    Snow Likely
    and Windy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 15. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a north wind 21 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.

    High: 15 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: -7 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 4 °F

    Cold

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: -6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 17 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around -6. Wind chill values as low as -30. Northwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -30. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Snow likely before 11pm, then a chance of snow after 2am. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 5 by 9pm, then rising to around 21 during the remainder of the night. Windy, with a southwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming northwest 23 to 28 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 15. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a north wind 21 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south after midnight.
Tuesday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 11. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 7. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -16. Northwest wind around 9 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -6.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Maxbass ND
 48.73°N 101.14°W
Last Update:
3:36 am CST Jan 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3am CST Jan 17, 2026-6pm CST Jan 23, 2026
 
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