Minot, North Dakota Weather
Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Minot weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Light Drizzle28%—73°58°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——76°52°+3°
- FridayJun 5Light Rain15%0.20″81°59°+5°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle19%—90°63°+9°
- SundayJun 7Heavy Drizzle55%0.01″96°60°+6°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers55%0.04″80°55°-16°
- TuesdayJun 9Mostly Clear28%—99°65°+19°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 5:47 AM
- Moonset
- 2:18 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Minot at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- 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 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
SPC has placed Minot 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.