Snow May Produce Poor Travel Conditions in the North-Central U.S. and East Coast

A strong cold front sweeping across the Northern Plains may bring snow showers and snow squalls from eastern Montana to north-central Nebraska, with blizzard conditions possible in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Montana. Heavy snow is expected to persist downwind of the Great Lakes. Snow showers will spread up the East Coast across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast coasts. Read More >

Current conditions at

Minot Air Force Base (KMIB)

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

Blowing Snow and Windy

5°F

-15°C

Humidity 63%
Wind Speed N 30 G 41 mph
Barometer 30.20 in (1026.3 mb)
Dewpoint -5°F (-21°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Wind Chill-19°F (-28°C)
Last update 18 Jan 1:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles NW Maxbass ND

Cold Weather Advisory January 18, 06:00pm until January 19, 10:00am
Winter Weather Advisory January 18, 02:56pm until January 18, 06:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
Winter Weather Advisory
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    Winter Weather Advisory January 18, 02:56pm until January 18, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Sun

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 13 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Snow and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around -9. Wind chill values as low as -30. Northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: -9 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing and cold, with a high near 5. Wind chill values as low as -25. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 5 °F

    Cold

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -20. West wind 5 to 11 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: -11 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. South wind 5 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 6 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 14. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: -7 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Areas of blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 13. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around -9. Wind chill values as low as -30. Northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
M.L.King Day
Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing and cold, with a high near 5. Wind chill values as low as -25. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -20. West wind 5 to 11 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. South wind 5 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 14. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. Northwest wind around 9 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -8. Northwest wind around 8 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -27. North wind around 7 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -10. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles NW Maxbass ND
 48.83°N 101.27°W
2:36 pm CST Jan 18, 2026
2pm CST Jan 18, 2026-6pm CST Jan 24, 2026
 
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