National Weather Service Forecast for: Minot ND
Issued by: National Weather Service Bismarck, ND
Updated: 11:36 pm CST Dec 16, 2025
 
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 29 by 5am. South wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Mostly Cloudy

Wednesday

Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after noon.  Cloudy, with a high near 42. Windy, with a south wind 14 to 19 mph becoming west 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Slight Chance
Rain then
Chance Rain
and Windy
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Rain likely before 8pm, then snow.  Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 2am. Low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 34 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Rain/Snow and
Blowing Snow

Thursday

Thursday: Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 8am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing and cold, with a high near 6. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a north wind 26 to 31 mph becoming light and variable  in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph.
Blowing Snow
and Windy
then Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Partly Cloudy
then Chance
Snow
Friday

Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow before noon.  Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a southeast wind 20 to 22 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Patchy
Blowing Snow
then Partly
Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 8. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Cold

Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming south after midnight.
Partly Cloudy

Lo 20 °F Hi 42 °F Lo -3 °F Hi 6 °F Lo -4 °F Hi 38 °F Lo -2 °F Hi 8 °F Lo -6 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
Winter Storm Watch
 

Tonight
 
Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 29 by 5am. South wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday
 
A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 42. Windy, with a south wind 14 to 19 mph becoming west 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Wednesday Night
 
Rain likely before 8pm, then snow. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 2am. Low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 34 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Thursday
 
Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 8am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing and cold, with a high near 6. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a north wind 26 to 31 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph.
Thursday Night
 
A 30 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Friday
 
A 40 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a southeast wind 20 to 22 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Friday Night
 
Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
 
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 8. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming south after midnight.
Sunday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. South wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. East wind around 7 mph.
Monday
 
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tuesday
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 19.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Minot ND.