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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.

Partly Cloudy

-4°F

-20°C

Humidity 64%
Wind Speed NW 12 mph
Barometer 30.34 in (1034.9 mb)
Dewpoint -13°F (-25°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-22°F (-30°C)
Last update 17 Jan 10:55 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Maxbass ND

Wind Advisory January 18, 12:00am until January 18, 06:00pm
Cold Weather Advisory January 17, 11:46am until January 17, 12:00pm
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Wind Advisory
Cold Weather Advisory
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    Cold Weather Advisory January 17, 11:46am until January 17, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Sat

    Cold Weather Advisory

  • Today

    High: 12 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of snow before 11pm, then a chance of snow after 2am. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 19 by 1am. Windy, with a south wind 14 to 19 mph becoming north 23 to 28 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 9 °F⇑

    Chance Snow
    and Windy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow before 9am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 0 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a north wind 22 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 14 °F⇓

    Windy. Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: -7 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then 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 40 percent 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

  • Tuesday Night

    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.

    Low: 3 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12. Wind chill values as low as -25. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tonight
A chance of snow before 11pm, then a chance of snow after 2am. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 19 by 1am. Windy, with a south wind 14 to 19 mph becoming north 23 to 28 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow before 9am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 0 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a north wind 22 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 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 40 percent 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. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Maxbass ND
 48.73°N 101.14°W
Last Update:
11:36 am CST Jan 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11am CST Jan 17, 2026-6pm CST Jan 23, 2026
 
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