Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Weather

Dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the northern and central High Plains through this weekend, where fuels remain largely receptive. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are possible from the Plains into the Upper Midwest, as well as in the Ohio Valley and portions of the Mid-Atlantic through this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Minot International Airport (KMOT)

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

Overcast

59°F

15°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed W 16 mph
Barometer 30.06 in (1018.7 mb)
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 12 Sep 4:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Minot ND

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 5am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 49. Southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Monday

    Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm.  High near 70. Windy, with a southeast wind 17 to 26 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    High: 70 °F

    Showers and
    Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Windy, with a west wind 23 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 43 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of showers, mainly after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind around 6 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 49. Southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 70. Windy, with a southeast wind 17 to 26 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Windy, with a west wind 23 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.
Wednesday
A chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind around 6 mph becoming west after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South wind around 7 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Minot ND
 48.24°N 101.29°W
5:41 pm CDT Sep 12, 2026
5pm CDT Sep 12, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 19, 2026
 
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