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Heat Continues Across the Southern Plains and Gulf Coast; Heavy Rainfall from the Tennessee Valley to Southeast on Friday

Hazardous heat will continue across the Southern Plains, Gulf Coast and Desert Southwest through the weekend. Additional heat will build into the Great Basin and Northern Plains this weekend. A stalled front is expected to bring periods of heavy to excessive rainfall and flooding from the Tennessee Valley to the Southeast U.S on Friday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Minot International Airport (KMOT)

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

Fair

76°F

24°C

Humidity 64%
Wind Speed SE 8 mph
Barometer 29.87 in (1010.6 mb)
Dewpoint 63°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 23 Jul 9:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Minot ND

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 67 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am. Patchy smoke after 3pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Southwest wind 16 to 18 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Patchy Smoke

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy smoke before 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy smoke between 1pm and 2pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 102 °F

    Sunny then
    Patchy Smoke

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. West wind 7 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 70 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. South wind 6 to 16 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 66. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 96 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am. Patchy smoke after 3pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Southwest wind 16 to 18 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy smoke before 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Saturday
Patchy smoke between 1pm and 2pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. West wind 7 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. South wind 6 to 16 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 66. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. North wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East wind 8 to 13 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 93.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Minot ND
 48.24°N 101.29°W
Last Update:
10:36 pm CDT Jul 23, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10pm CDT Jul 23, 2026-6pm CDT Jul 30, 2026
 
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