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

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Minot International Airport (KMOT)

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

Light Snow

15°F

-9°C

Humidity	77%
Wind Speed	NW 17 mph
Barometer	29.97 in (1019.0 mb)
Dewpoint	9°F (-13°C)
Visibility	9.00 mi
Wind Chill	-1°F (-18°C)
Last update	20 Jan 3:54 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSW Minot 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

This Afternoon
High: 17 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Tonight
Low: 8 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Snow
Likely and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday
High: 20 °F⇓
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: -13 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: -5 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
Thursday Night
Low: -28 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: -11 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -24 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -4 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Northwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tonight

Snow likely, mainly after 3am. Patchy blowing snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 7am. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 8 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. Wind chill values as low as -30. Northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Thursday

Patchy blowing snow between 10am and 4pm. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -28. Northwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near -11. West wind 3 to 7 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -24. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. Southwest wind around 7 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -19. West wind 6 to 8 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.