Minot AFB, North Dakota Weather
Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Minot AFB weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——74°52°—
- FridayJun 5Light Drizzle26%0.03″80°58°+6°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle21%—90°61°+10°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers60%0.04″96°60°+6°
- MondayJun 8Heavy Drizzle60%0.01″79°56°-17°
- TuesdayJun 9Partly Cloudy37%—97°61°+18°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm37%—93°69°-4°
AQI 21 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 AM.
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:48 AM
- Moonset
- 2:18 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Minot AFB at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Minot AFB
SPC has placed Minot AFB in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.