Strong Atmospheric River Bringing Heavy Rain to the Pacific Northwest; Areas of Snow in the North-Central and Eastern U.S.

A strong atmospheric river will bring prolonged heavy rainfall along with gusty winds to the Pacific Northwest through much of this week. The heavy rainfall may lead to widespread urban and river flooding. Accumulating snow is expected over parts of the central Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic today as well as the Upper Midwest and the Upper Great Lakes this evening into Tuesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Minot Air Force Base (KMIB)

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

Mostly Cloudy

9°F

-13°C

Humidity	82%
Wind Speed	S 10 mph
Barometer	29.80 in (1014.4 mb)
Dewpoint	5°F (-15°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	-5°F (-21°C)
Last update	8 Dec 6:55 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

15 Miles W Sherwood ND

High Wind Watch December 9, 12:00pm until December 10, 03:00am

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High Wind Watch

Today
High: 33 °F
Chance Wintry
Mix then
Partly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 15 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Freezing
Rain
Tuesday
High: 34 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
and Windy
Tuesday Night
Low: -6 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Windy
Wednesday
High: 8 °F
Cold
Wednesday Night
Low: -5 °F
Chance Snow
Thursday
High: 11 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Snow
Thursday Night
Low: -19 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: -7 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

Today

A chance of snow, mixing with freezing rain after 8am, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Southeast wind 9 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tonight

Freezing rain, mainly after 4am. Low around 15. West wind 7 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.

Tuesday

Freezing rain before 10am, then rain between 10am and 3pm, then a chance of snow after 3pm. Temperature rising to near 34 by 11am, then falling to around 25 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph becoming northwest 20 to 30 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph.

Wednesday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 8. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Wednesday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around -5. East wind 7 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 11. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -19. Northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -7. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -20. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.