Moorhead, MN Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Clear 4°F
Feels Like -13°F  
Humidity 83% Dew Point 0°F Wind ESE 13 MPH Gusts 30 Barometer 30.11 in.
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 1.4 mi. NE of central Moorhead
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Point Forecast at a Glance

SunDec 14
Sun Dec 14: Blowing Snow, Low 14F
50%
 
14
MonDec 15
Mon Dec 15: Partly Sunny, High 22F, Low 32F
22
32
TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Mostly Sunny, High 42F, Low 13F
42
13
WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Rain, High 34F, Low 1F
20%
34
1
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Snow, High 12F, Low -15F
30%
12
-15
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Snow, High 23F, Low 7F
20%
23
7
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Partly Sunny, High 20F, Low -7F
20
-7

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures start near 22°F, reaching 42°F before cooling to 12°F, then recovering to 20°F by week's end. Unsettled weather expected with snow likely on at least 4 days.

Climate Context

Temperatures are expected to be near normal for this time of year, with highs around 24°F and lows around 7°F.

This Date in Weather History

1988 - Blowing snow was reported in western Kansas, as snow and gusty winds plagued the Central Rockies and Central High Plains. Colorado Springs CO reported thirteen inches of snow. Low pressure in Wisconsin brought heavy snow to the Lake Superior snowbelt area, with 22 inches reported at Marquette MI.

More on this and other weather history

Moorhead, MN 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Sunday Dec 14

Blowing Snow

Night: Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 14 by midnight. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 21 mph becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Monday Dec 15

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 22. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 32 by 5am. South wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Dec 16

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. South southwest wind 15 to 18 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight.

Wednesday Dec 17

Rain

Day: A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. South southeast wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Snow

Night: Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow before midnight, then snow. Patchy blowing snow after 2am. Low around 1. Blustery, with a south southeast wind 16 to 21 mph becoming north northwest 24 to 29 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday Dec 18

Snow

Day: A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow before 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 24 to 29 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -15. North northwest wind 7 to 14 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Friday Dec 19

Snow

Day: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Snow

Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. South southeast wind 11 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

Saturday Dec 20

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south after midnight.

Sunday Dec 21

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. South wind 8 to 10 mph.


About Moorhead, MN

Moorhead ( MOR-hed) is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, Minnesota, United States, on the banks of the Red River of the North. Located in the Red River Valley, an extremely fertile and active agricultural region, Moorhead is home to several corporations and manufacturing industries. Across the river from Fargo, North Dakota and next to Dilworth, Minnesota, Moorhead forms part of the core of the Fargo–Moorhead ND-MN Metropolitan Area. The population was 44,505 at the 2020 census. Moorhead is a hub of higher education in Minnesota, home to Minnesota State University Moorhead, Concordia College, and a campus of Minnesota State Community and Technical College. Platted in 1871, the city was named for William Galloway Moorhead, an official of the Northern Pacific Railway.

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