Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

Dangerous heat will remain across portions of the southern U.S. through the weekend. A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms will produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall over portions of the northern/central Plains into the mid/upper-Mississippi Valleys today. Read More >

Current conditions at

Minot International Airport (KMOT)

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

Fair

70°F

21°C

Humidity 76%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.89 in (1011.4 mb)
Dewpoint 62°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 30 Jul 8:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Minot ND

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind becoming north 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 91 °F

    Hot

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 63 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 94. South wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. West wind 10 to 18 mph becoming east in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 22 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    High: 101 °F

    Hot and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers after 1am.  Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Northwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind becoming north 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 94. South wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. West wind 10 to 18 mph becoming east in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 22 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Northwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Minot ND
 48.22°N 101.29°W
9:37 am CDT Jul 30, 2026
9am CDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 5, 2026
 
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