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 >

Current conditions at

Minot Air Force Base (KMIB)

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

Overcast

14°F

-10°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed NW 16 mph
Barometer 29.95 in (1018.8 mb)
Dewpoint 7°F (-14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-2°F (-19°C)
Last update 20 Jan 5:02 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles NW 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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Winter Weather Advisory
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a steady temperature around 10. Northwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow likely, mainly between midnight and 5am.  Patchy blowing snow after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. West wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 5 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Snow
    Likely and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon.  Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 6 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 18 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    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.

    Low: -16 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -10. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: -10 °F

    Cold

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -32. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: -32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -15. West wind 3 to 7 mph.

    High: -15 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -29. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: -29 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

    High: -9 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a steady temperature around 10. Northwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Snow likely, mainly between midnight and 5am. Patchy blowing snow after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. West wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 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 noon. Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 6 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 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 -10. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -32. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -15. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -29. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -26. West wind around 7 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -12. West wind around 9 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 13. West wind around 8 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 15.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles NW Maxbass ND
 48.83°N 101.27°W
5:31 pm CST Jan 20, 2026
5pm CST Jan 20, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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