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Minot, North Dakota Weather

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Minot weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Minot, ND
Wednesday, June 3 at 9:07 PM
73
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
70°
Humidity
52%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
9:39 PM
Minot, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMinot, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 52 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 52°H 76°
Minot, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    74°58°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    77°52°+3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    15%
    78°56°+1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    19%
    91°58°+13°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    55%
    0.03″
    95°67°+4°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    55%
    76°60°-19°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Showers
    28%
    0.37″
    88°58°+12°
Minot, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
243° · veering 106°
Direction
WSW
243°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 18 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1510SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wsw-bound air across the harbor.
Minot, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
961.8
-2.0 mb in 3h · falling · 28.40 inHg
Now
961.8
mb
3h
-2.0
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 959963
950955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW962.6958.9958.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Minot, ND
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 39 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
4.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 39
Minot, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
77%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
73.2mi
UNLIMITED
87 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
21:07 UTC ·Minot, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
21:07 UTC ·Minot, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Minot, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Minot, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Minot, ND
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:08 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
15h 52m
Sunset
9:39 PM
Civil dusk
3:20 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Minot, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
5:15 AM
Moonset
1:09 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Minot, ND
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Minot at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 4 (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 3, 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
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Minot

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.