Dangerous Heat Wave Continues; Enhanced Area of Severe Thunderstorms Today

A prolonged, dangerous heat wave will continue today in the Midwest and Mississippi Valley, and persist through the Independence Day weekend across the Ohio Valley, Mid-South, and East Coast. Widespread moderate to extreme HeatRisk is forecast. Scattered wind damage and large hail are expected from severe thunderstorms impacting parts of Nebraska into Iowa today. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Minot International Airport (KMOT)

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

Overcast

63°F

17°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed E 12 mph
Barometer 29.99 in (1015.1 mb)
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Jul 9:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NE Minot ND

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm.  Patchy fog before noon.  Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 6 to 11 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 59 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Independence Day

    Independence Day: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 84 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the evening.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 92. South wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 9 to 11 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 6 to 11 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Independence Day
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 92. South wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 9 to 11 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming east in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NE Minot ND
 48.24°N 101.26°W
10:36 am CDT Jul 3, 2026
10am CDT Jul 3, 2026-6pm CDT Jul 9, 2026
 
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