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.

Overcast

8°F

-13°C

Humidity 69%
Wind Speed S 16 G 24 mph
Barometer 29.87 in (1016.3 mb)
Dewpoint 0°F (-18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-10°F (-23°C)
Last update 17 Jan 6:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSW Minot ND

Wind Advisory January 18, 12:00am until January 18, 06:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of snow before 10pm, then a chance of snow after 2am.  Patchy blowing snow after 9pm. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 22 by 2am. Windy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 8 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 9am.  Areas of blowing snow. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 1 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 17 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Areas
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: -6 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -25. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Cold

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. West wind 7 to 10 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Southwest wind 7 to 16 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 20 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Northwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. West wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 0 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of snow before 10pm, then a chance of snow after 2am. Patchy blowing snow after 9pm. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 22 by 2am. Windy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 9am. Areas of blowing snow. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 1 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -25. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Southwest wind 7 to 16 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Northwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. West wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13. North wind 8 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. North wind around 10 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. North wind around 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -20. North wind around 8 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -7.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SSW Minot ND
 48.2°N 101.32°W
6:36 pm CST Jan 17, 2026
7pm CST Jan 17, 2026-6pm CST Jan 24, 2026
 
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