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Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

Current conditions at

Minot International Airport (KMOT)

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

Fair

84°F

29°C

Humidity 32%
Wind Speed Vrbl 5 mph
Barometer 30.12 in (1019.5 mb)
Dewpoint 51°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index82°F (28°C)
Last update 31 Jul 2:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Minot ND

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. South wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 67 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. South wind 16 to 18 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a north wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. South wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Saturday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. South wind 16 to 18 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a north wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 5 to 8 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Minot ND
 48.24°N 101.29°W
Last Update:
3:22 pm CDT Jul 31, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm CDT Jul 31, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 7, 2026
 
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