Minot, North Dakota Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Minot weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Drizzle48%0.06″67°52°—
- ThursdayJun 18Heavy Rain23%0.35″66°47°-1°
- FridayJun 19Drizzle16%0.04″63°51°-3°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——70°45°+7°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle24%0.01″72°45°+2°
- MondayJun 22Light Drizzle31%0.02″74°55°+2°
- TuesdayJun 23Partly Cloudy24%—80°53°+6°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 8:15 AM
- Moonset
- 11:59 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Lesser ripening, greater heat
Minot at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Minot
- Wed67°54°48%
- Thu66°47°23%
- Fri63°51°16%
- Sat70°45°2%
- Sun72°45°24%
- Mon74°55°31%
- Tue80°53°24%
- Wed83°60°7%
- Thu80°62°17%
- Fri73°58°23%
- Sat77°57°26%
- Sun72°60°24%
- Mon81°58°29%
- Tue87°63°27%
- Wed82°56°24%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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
SPC has placed Minot in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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.
ZIP codes in Minot
- 58707
- 58703
- 58701
- 58702