Great Lakes Snow through Friday; High Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper storm will drop south from Canada today 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 this 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.

Mostly Cloudy and Breezy

39°F

4°C

Humidity	71%
Wind Speed	NW 24 G 38 mph
Barometer	29.60 in (1004.2 mb)
Dewpoint	30°F (-1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	28°F (-2°C)
Last update	15 Jan 12:55 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

8 Miles WNW Maxbass ND

Wind Advisory January 15, 06:00pm until January 16, 06:00pm

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Wind Advisory

This Afternoon
High: 37 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Windy
Tonight
Low: 5 °F
Snow Likely
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Friday
High: 11 °F⇓
Slight Chance
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Friday Night
Low: -12 °F
Blustery.
Patchy
Blowing Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
Saturday
High: 14 °F
Partly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 1 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Snow
and Blustery
Sunday
High: 20 °F
Partly Sunny
and Windy
Sunday Night
Low: -9 °F
Partly Cloudy
M.L.King Day
High: 6 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A slight chance of rain and snow before 3pm, then a chance of snow after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Windy, with a northwest wind around 29 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tonight

Snow likely. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of snow before 3pm. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 4 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph.

Friday Night

Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a north wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 14. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Blustery, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -9. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

M.L.King Day

Sunny and cold, with a high near 6. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. West wind 7 to 9 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.