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

Velva ND

Dense Fog Advisory August 4, 06:36am until August 4, 08:00am

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Dense Fog Advisory August 4, 06:36am until August 4, 08:00am
NOW until 8:00am Mon
Dense Fog Advisory
Today
High: 80 °F
Dense Fog
then Partly
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 61 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 82 °F
Slight Chance
Showers then
Showers
Likely
Tuesday Night
Low: 62 °F
Showers
Likely
Wednesday
High: 85 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 62 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 84 °F
Chance
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 61 °F
Showers
Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today

Widespread dense fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.

Tonight

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

Tuesday

A slight chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. 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 and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

Thursday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Friday

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night

A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Saturday

A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.