Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures This Weekend

Another clipper will drop into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest into Sunday with snow and gusty winds contributing to some areas of blizzard conditions and snow squalls. Impactful snowfall will occur up and down the East Coast Sunday extending from the western Florida Panhandle to Maine. Read More >

Current conditions at

Minot International Airport (KMOT)

Lat: 48.25°NLon: 101.27°WElev: 1657ft.

Mostly Cloudy and Breezy

11°F

-12°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed NW 23 G 31 mph
Barometer 30.09 in (1022.5 mb)
Dewpoint 4°F (-16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-9°F (-23°C)
Last update 18 Jan 10:54 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Minot ND

Wind Advisory January 18, 11:21am until January 18, 06:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  •  
    Wind Advisory January 18, 11:21am until January 18, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Sun

    Wind Advisory

  • Today

    High: 17 °F

    Isolated Snow
    Showers and
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: -7 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing and cold, with a high near 8. Wind chill values as low as -25. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 8 °F

    Cold

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around -4. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Southwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 10 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 17 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 0 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Isolated snow showers before noon. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 1 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
M.L.King Day
Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing and cold, with a high near 8. Wind chill values as low as -25. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around -4. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Southwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. North wind around 8 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. North wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -23. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Minot ND
 48.24°N 101.29°W
10:26 am CST Jan 18, 2026
11am CST Jan 18, 2026-6pm CST Jan 24, 2026
 
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