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Above Average Temperatures for Most Today; Winter Weather Returns to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes

Well above average temperatures are forecast today into Wednesday over most of the lower 48 states away from the Gulf Coast. A storm system passing across southern Canada will bring a wintry mix to the upper Great Lakes today. A trailing cold front will then bring the wintry mix from the central Appalachians through the Northeast U.S. Wednesday and Thursday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Minot Air Force Base (KMIB)

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

Mostly Cloudy and Breezy

39°F

4°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed NW 23 mph
Barometer 29.78 in (1010.2 mb)
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill28°F (-2°C)
Last update 13 Jan 12:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles NW Maxbass ND

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of rain after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 34. Northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. North wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Southeast wind 8 to 17 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Windy, with a northwest wind around 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 10 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    High: 17 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: -2 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 13. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 13 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of rain after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 34. Northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. North wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Southeast wind 8 to 17 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Windy, with a northwest wind around 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 13. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 22. Blustery, with a west wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles NW Maxbass ND
 48.83°N 101.27°W
Last Update:
12:36 pm CST Jan 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm CST Jan 13, 2026-6pm CST Jan 19, 2026
 
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