Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Plains and Mississippi Valley

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify late week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected over portions of the Plains and Mississippi Valley tonight, which will shift to parts of the Upper Midwest and mid-Mississippi Valley Friday. Monsoonal showers and flooding persist in the Desert Southwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Minot International Airport (KMOT)

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

Fair

72°F

22°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed N 5 mph
Barometer 29.98 in (1014.7 mb)
Dewpoint 62°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 30 Jul 8:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Karlsruhe ND

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 56. Northeast wind around 7 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A slight chance of showers between 3am and 4am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 90. South wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Breezy, with a southeast wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Windy, with a south wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Hot and Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Breezy, with a southwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of showers before 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a northwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 56. Northeast wind around 7 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A slight chance of showers between 3am and 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 90. South wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Breezy, with a southeast wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Windy, with a south wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Breezy, with a southwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Monday
A chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a northwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Karlsruhe ND
 48.1°N 100.63°W
7:36 pm CDT Jul 30, 2026
9pm CDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 6, 2026
 
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