Air Quality Concerns; Fire Weather; Extreme Heat; Severe Thunderstorms and Flash Flooding

Wildfire smoke continues to result in poor air quality from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast. Dangerous heat and fire weather concerns for portions of the Four Corners region into the central Great Basin and Rockies. Heavy rainfall and flash flooding possible for the Southeast through today. Strong to severe thunderstorms for the Southern Plains with severe wind gusts and large hail possible. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Minot International Airport (KMOT)

Lat: 48.25°NLon: 101.27°WElev: 1657ft.

Fog

62°F

17°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	E 6 mph
Barometer	30.00 in (1015.5 mb)
Dewpoint	62°F (17°C)
Visibility	0.50 mi
Last update	4 Aug 5:54 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Des Lacs ND

Dense Fog Advisory August 4, 06:38am until August 4, 08:00am

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Dense Fog Advisory August 4, 06:38am until August 4, 08:00am
NOW until 8:00am Mon
Dense Fog Advisory
Today
High: 80 °F
Slight Chance
Showers and
Dense Fog
then Mostly
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 60 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 80 °F
Chance
Showers then
Showers
Likely
Tuesday Night
Low: 60 °F
Showers
Likely
Wednesday
High: 83 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 61 °F
Mostly Clear
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Thursday
High: 83 °F
Chance
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 59 °F
Showers
Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today

A slight chance of showers between 10am and 11am. Widespread dense fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 9 mph.

Tuesday

A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Thursday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind around 8 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind around 8 mph becoming west in the evening.

Friday

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night

A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Saturday

A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.