Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Minot Air Force Base (KMIB)

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

Mostly Cloudy

15°F

-9°C

Humidity	75%
Wind Speed	W 13 mph
Barometer	29.79 in (1012.2 mb)
Dewpoint	8°F (-13°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	1°F (-17°C)
Last update	20 Jan 11:55 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

8 Miles WNW Maxbass ND

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 06:00am until January 25, 12:00pm

Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 06:00am until January 21, 06:00pm

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Extreme Cold Watch

Winter Weather Advisory

Overnight
Low: 5 °F
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday
High: 18 °F⇓
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: -16 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Mostly
Cloudy
Thursday
High: -9 °F
Cold
Thursday Night
Low: -31 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: -15 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -29 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -8 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -26 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Snow. Patchy blowing snow after 5am. Low around 5. West wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday

A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 10am. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 6 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -16. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Wind chill values as low as -40. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -31. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near -15. West wind 5 to 7 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -29. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -8. Southwest wind around 6 mph.